Soccer-Juve start life without Ronaldo with shock loss to Empoli


Soccer Football - Italy - Serie A - Juventus v Empoli - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - August 28, 2021 Juventus' Paulo Dybala and Federico Chiesa in action with Empoli's Nicolas Haas REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) -Lacklustre Juventus began life without Cristiano Ronaldo by suffering a suprising 1-0 defeat at home to promoted Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.

Juve, who this week agreed a deal with Manchester United to sell Ronaldo to the Premier League club, looked shorn of ideas up front in the Portuguese forward's absence.

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