Andrea Pirlo explains why he benched Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus’ victory over Lazio

Andrea Pirlo benched Cristiano Ronaldo for the Juventus v Lazio clash (Picture: Getty)Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo has explained why he benched Cristiano Ronaldo for the club’s Serie A victory over Lazio.Juve clinched a 3-1 win at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday thanks to Alvaro Morata’s second-half brace and a first-half Adrien Rabiot goal.The victory saw Pirlo’s side close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to seven points with 13 matches of the 2020-21 campaign remaining.E