Andrea Pirlo, the coach of Juventus, confirmed today, Friday, that it will be difficult to rest Cristiano Ronaldo, the star and goal-scorer of the team, during this period of the season.
"Lazio are a great team, they have been playing together for several years, and the results speak for them ... We know that we will face a team that will fight to reach the summit," Pirlo said, during the press conference before facing its guest Lazio, tomorrow, in Calcio.
"We are preparing for the match in the best possible way, and we know their characteristics, and we know that it will not be easy ... All matches are crucial for Juventus. We will focus with all our strength to win, and then we will think about Porto," he added.
Pirlo stressed that the lack of players available to him does not give him a chance to rest Ronaldo, and said: "When you play a lot of matches, a day or two of rest is a good thing, and this applies to Ronaldo."
He continued: "Now that we are a little far from the front, he will do his best, and he will do so as long as we need him .. He has proven and is still demonstrating his great professionalism."
And he added: "We are fighting on all fronts, and as long as there is hope, we will have to do our best to try to win the championship ... Then if the others never make mistakes, and they are better, we will applaud them in the end."
Pirlo concluded: "We started our project last summer, and the judgments often change from one match to the next. We are calm and we know what we must do, and we move forward."
