Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Saturday's Serie A clash with Benevento after Andrea Pirlo elected to rest the veteran Portuguese following a busy international break and return to club action.
The 35-year-old skippered all three of his country's matches across a seven-day spell in mid-November, as they missed out on the chance to notch up a second consecutive Nations League final appearance following defeat against world champions France.
Ronaldo has also played in both of Juve's subsequent games since the club season resumed, bagging a brace in their top-flight victory over Cagliari while helping them to a 2-1 victory against Ferencvaros in the Champions League on Tuesday to seal their spot in the last 16.