Cristiano missed the last two friendlies played by Juventus, against his own youth team and against Triestina, but he trained normally this Monday in light of the opening game in the new Serie A league on Saturday against Parma, the club said in a statement .
The Portuguese trained alongside the rest of his teammates and points to Parma, in a match in which the presence of Sarri, who was to debut in his first official match as the head of Juventus, is in doubt.
19 August 2019
"Maurizio Sarri, after resting this weekend, came to the sports centre and coordinated the work for his coaching staff. Unfortunately he could not direct the training in the field. In the afternoon he underwent tests that confirmed he had pneumonia that required therapies, "Juventus reported.
The ex-Chelsea and Napoles coach will try to recover for next Saturday, when Juventus face Parma at the Ennio Tardini stadium at 18:00 local time.