The reigning European champions, Portugal, are slowly warming up in the EURO 2020 qualifiers. After being held to a goalless draw by Ukraine, Seleccao continued to be helpless in winning all 3 points against Serbia in the early morning of March 26. Not only that, Portugal also suffered a big loss after this match when superstar captain Cristiano Ronaldo also suffered a hamstring injury and had to leave the field early.
After only 31 minutes of play, Ronaldo had to give way to Pizzi due to injury when the score was 1-0 in favor of Serbia. Fortunately for Portugal, despite not having the number 1 star, they still found an equalizer thanks to Danilo Pereira.
It is not yet clear exactly when Ronaldo will need to recover from his injury, but there are concerns about the possibility of him being absent in the first leg of the quarter-final against Ajax Amsterdam on April 17. Speaking right after the match in Portugal, CR7 spoke up to reassure Juventus fans and affirmed that he would return after 1-2 weeks:
I am not worried because I understand my body very well. Injuries happen because this is football. Everyone on the pitch is at risk of facing it.
I am very calm because I know I will be back in my best physical condition for 1 or 2 weeks without any problems.
Before entering the Champions League quarter-finals, Juventus will have 3 Serie A matches after the national team training period ends. This weekend, the "Old Da Nangs" will host Empoli at home and in the middle of next week will be a trip to Cagliari's home ground. The real challenge will come at the end of next week with the big match against AC Milan at Juventus Stadium. Fans have every reason to worry as in the most recent match Ronaldo was absent, Juventus suffered a humiliating 0-2 defeat to Genoa (17.3)
