We are confident of having him at Ajax on Wednesday,” said Allegri after Saturday’s 2-1 league win over AC Milan. The Italian champions were beaten finalists in 2015 and 2017, with Ronaldo on target for Real Madrid in the latter. Allegri predicted after last month’s two-goal defeat in Madrid that Ronaldo would pull them through in Turin, and he duly delivered. In the case of Ronaldo’s absence Allegri would most likely line up with Mario Mandzukic, Federico Bernardeschi and Paulo Dybala. Teenager Moise Kean also offers Allegri a goal-scoring option as he has burst into the limelight in Ronaldo’s absence with five goals in as many league games.

Source: The Express Tribune April 09, 2019 06:58 UTC