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Juventus begin life without Ronaldo with shock 1-0 defeat at home to promoted Empoli

August 28, 2021 Juventus' Weston McKennie in action with Empoli's Sebastiano Luperto REUTERS

Lacklustre Juventus began life without Cristiano Ronaldo by suffering a shock 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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