Cristiano Ronaldo won the Italian Cup in what might have been his penultimate game for Juventus, then fell asleep holding the trophy
- Cristiano Ronaldo helped Juventus win the Coppa Italia in perhaps his penultimate game for the club.
- Ronaldo's future is uncertain after what has been a difficult season for Juve.
- Recent footage from the star's home showed his supercar collection being loaded into a transporter.
Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Coppa Italia on Wednesday night in what may have been his penultimate game for Juventus.
Andrea Pirlo's side beat Atalanta 2-1 in front of 4,300 fans at Sassuolo's Mapei Stadium to win the trophy for the 14th time, celebrating the manager's birthday in style - Pirlo turned 42 on Wednesday.
The former Atalanta star Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring for Juventus with half an hour played, before Ruslan Malinovskyi leveled just ahead of the break.
Federico Chiesa's cool finish in the 73rd minute then clinched the win.
Victory in the Coppa Italia means Ronaldo has now won every domestic trophy possible in England, Spain, and Italy during his storied career.
After the match, Ronaldo posted a photo of himself on Instagram, seemingly taking a nap with the trophy.
A strong end to Juve's worst season in a decade
Wednesday's win is a rare bright spot in what has been a difficult season at the Allianz Stadium.
Juve sits fifth in the Serie A table and with just one game to play is on the brink of failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2010-2011, which is also the most recent season in which the club did not win the Italian league trophy, the Scudetto.
The club's poor outing this term has thrown Ronaldo's future in Turin into doubt, with the 36-year-old having reportedly fallen out with some of his teammates.
Last week, Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, said she was trying to lure the star back to his boyhood club Sporting Lisbon, while on Monday footage from the star's home showed his lavish supercar collection being loaded into a transporter.
It is unclear where the cars were being moved to, though the truck being loaded bore the name Rodocargo, a haulage firm based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Goodbye to a Juventus legend
While it remains unclear whether Ronaldo will be in Turin next term, one man who has said he won't be is Gianluigi Buffon.
The legendary goalkeeper, 43, made his 685th appearance for Juventus on the night, having announced earlier this month that he would leave the club at the end of the season.
After the Coppa Italia triumph, the sixth of his career, Buffon was lifted in the air by his Juventus teammates in the center of the pitch.
Later, he posted a photo of himself lifting the trophy on Instagram alongside the caption: "The perfect ending."
Buffon previously left Juventus in 2018 to move to Paris Saint-Germain. He stayed there for a single season before returning to Juve, where he has spent almost 20 years of his career.