Cristiano Ronaldo will start the Derby della Mole against Torino on Saturday but Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is wary over his star forward's workload.
Ronaldo has adapted seamlessly to life with the Serie A champions, scoring 10 goals in 15 top-flight appearances to help Juve establish an eight-point advantage at the summit.
But Allegri is looking at the bigger picture and after this weekend will take the opportunity to remove the 33-year-old from the fray during a busy period of the season.
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"Cristiano will miss one of the three games against Roma, Atalanta and Sampdoria," he told a pre-match news conference.