According to reports gathered, The five-time Ballon d'Or winner missed training over recent days and will not be risked in a Serie A clash between two top-four chasing sides.
Pirlo told reporters at a press conference looking ahead to a crunch clash with Atalanta: "Cristiano Ronaldo has a problem with his thigh flexors, he won't be there against Atalanta.
"We will try to recover him for Wednesday [against Parma].
"He wasn’t able to ‘push’ the way he wanted to in training this week and we prefer not to risk it. The internationals didn't help, he's been playing a lot lately.
"Paulo Dybala will start tomorrow."
Dybala has been eased back into action off the bench in recent fixtures.
Pirlo is also expecting to be in a position to call upon Weston McKennie and Arthur against Atalanta, with the American and Brazilian midfielders overcoming slight knocks.
Pirlo added: "Arthur and McKennie are fine, they are fully available for tomorrow.
"Bonucci, after Covid, is doing a specific job to get back to top shape.
"[Juan] Cuadrado can be a solution, both high and low. We have thought of various situations.
"We need to give confidence to young people, it is not a gamble and we are doing it, for example with [Dejan] Kulusevski."
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