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Juventus' Sarri Discusses Resting Cristiano Ronaldo, Giorgio Chiellini's Return

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Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri explained he had to come up with a new system so he could rest Cristiano Ronaldo against Brescia on Sunday, while the returning Giorgio Chiellini all but forced Sarri to let him come on as a substitute in his return from injury.

Sarri opted to rest Ronaldo in the 2-0 win over Brescia despite the team's struggles of late. The move paid off, but the coach told Sky Italia (h/t Football Italia) it required a formation change to accommodate both Aaron Ramsey and Paulo Dybala:

"We decided to let Ronaldo rest today, as he cannot play every single game, so we came up with this system for this game.