Cristiano Ronaldo was benched because he was 'tired' in what could have been his last game for Juventus

• Cristiano Ronaldo was benched in what might have been his final game for Juventus.
• The Portuguese was left out of Juve's win over Bologna on Sunday because he was "tired."
• Ronaldo's future in Turin is currently uncertain, with rumors swirling that he is close to leaving.

Cristiano Ronaldo was not needed as Juventus beat Bologna 4-1 in Serie A on Sunday to secure its place in next season's Champions League.

The Portuguese forward was left on the bench for the match because he was "tired" from Wednesday's Coppa Italia victory over Atalanta.

"It was a shared decision, Ronaldo was tired after Wednesday's game, so I decided to start [Alvaro] Morata, another great player," Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo said after the match.

"Ronaldo was available, I have a deep squad, and I can pick many different players."

Without Ronaldo, Juventus cruised into a 3-0 half-time lead at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara thanks to goals from Federico Chiesa, Morata, and Adrien Rabiot.

Morata scored his second just after the break, before Riccardo Orsolini grabbed a late consolation for the home side.

The win for Pirlo's side saw it leapfrog Napoli, which drew 1-1 with Verona earlier in the day, into fourth place in the Serie A table and earn itself a spot in the group stage of the Champions League next term.

Though Ronaldo didn't feature in the match, he posted a two photos of himself to Instagram after.

The first was a photo of him shushing alongside the caption "Until the end." The second was a shot of his Juventus teammates celebrating in the dressing room.

Ronaldo's future in Turin is currently up in the air, with speculation growing in recent weeks that he could leave the club this summer.

The 36-year-old reportedly fell out with some of his teammates earlier this month after he skipped training to buy a Ferrari.

Shortly after, Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, then said she was trying to lure him back to his boyhood club Sporting Lisbon, while footage from the star's home also showed his lavish supercar collection being loaded into a Portuguese transporter.

Ahead of the victory over Bologna, Pirlo said Ronaldo still remains "extremely focused" on being a Juventus player.