Cristiano Ronaldo has put red card behind him, says Juventus teammate Alex Sandro

Cristiano Ronaldo has been backed to put his Uefa Champions League red card behind him when Juventus face Frosinone in Serie A on Sunday.

Ronaldo was sent off on his European debut for the Old Lady after appearing to put his hand on the head of Valencia defender Jeison Murillo, provoking an emotional response from the disconsolate Portugal forward.

Juventus went on to win 2-0 but they will not find out until Uefa examines the incident on September 27 whether they will be without their summer signing from Real Madrid for more than one match.

He is available for Sunday's trip to Frosinone, however, with teammate Alex Sandro convinced he has already recovered from the setback.

"Cristiano looks really fired up," Sandro told Sky Sport Italia.

"He's a highly experienced player and he knows that what happened in Spain is in the past now. He's already looking forward.

"Cristiano has brought lots of qualities to the team. I'm getting to know him, learning the sort of runs he makes and how he likes to receive the ball.

"I think in time I'll be able to provide him with a fair few assists."

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Brazil left-back Sandro, part of possibly the meanest defence in Europe, insists concentration is the key to toppling Frosinone.

"It's all in the head. We have to stay focused on the task at hand - that's the only way forward if we want to secure another win in the league," he said.

"I think this could be an excellent season both for me personally and as a team. I have a good feeling but I know I have to keep improving."

Juventus are missing Douglas Costa for their third match in seven days due to suspension and injury.

Costa had already been banned for four Serie A matches after spitting at Sassuolo striker Federico Di Francesco, but the Brazilian winger also suffered ankle and groin problems against Valencia that will keep him out for a month.

Frosinone sit second from bottom in the Serie A table after three defeats and a draw in their four matches so far.

Quoted by the club's official Twitter account, boss Moreno Longo said: "There is only one way, that of working and improving.

"We have analysed the errors but we need the strength to overcome the negative situations."

Elsewhere on Sunday, Napoli travel to Torino in the early kick off (2.30pm) while the afternoon matches sees struggling Roma make the trip to Bologna, Lazio host Genoa and Chievo take on Udinese before AC Milan face Atalanta.

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Real estate tokenisation project

Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.

The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.

Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.

The smuggler

Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.

Khouli conviction

Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.

For sale

A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.

- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico

- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000

- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950

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