Ronaldo doesn't always have to score for Juve - Pirlo

Soccer Football - Serie A - Sampdoria v Juventus - Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy - January 30, 2021 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo with coach Andrea Pirlo during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

GENOA, Italy (Reuters) - Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said his side can cope when Cristiano Ronaldo does not score after the Portuguese failed to net in their win at Sampdoria on Saturday to go three league games without a goal for the first time since August, 2019.

Three matches without a goal is hardly a scoring drought, but by Ronaldo's standards it represents a dry spell of sorts and he has registered only once in his last five Serie A starts.