This archive report was first published on 5 May 2020.
On Monday, May 4, 2020, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Italy after almost two months in coronavirus lockdown in his native Portugal.
According to media reports in Italy, Ronaldo and his family landed in Turin Airport just after 10.20 pm local time.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived by private jet from the Portuguese island of Madeira and will spend two weeks in quarantine.
Ronaldo's return to Italy comes after the Italian football season was suspended amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 29,000 people in the country.
He had returned to Madeira after Juventus's last Serie A game, a 2-0 win over Inter Milan behind closed doors at the Allianz Stadium on March 8, to be close to his mother Dolores who had suffered a stroke.
With the Italian interior ministry's go-ahead for players to return to club training facilities two weeks ahead of schedule, fans are now hopeful that the 2019-20 season might yet be salvaged.
Juventus are leading Serie A, one point ahead of Lazio, as they target a ninth consecutive Scudetto.
