Juventus fix date for Cristiano Ronaldo debut

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Serie A debut for Juventus could come away at Chievo, after the release of the league’s fixtures were confirmed on Thursday.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner shocked the football world by announcing his departure from Real Madrid after nine trophy-laden years in the Spanish capital, saying he wanted to start “a new chapter” by joining Juventus.

Juventus agreed to pay €100million to bring Ronaldo to Turin on a four-year contract, with a further €12million paid to cover “additional costs”.

The Bianconeri will hope Ronaldo can inspire them to an eighth successive Serie A title by emulating his goal-scoring exploits at Madrid, where he found the net 450 times to become the club’s all-time top scorer.