The Portuguese ace went from record-breaker to record-maker to assist Juventus bag a significant three factors on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has develop into the primary participant in soccer historical past to attain at the least 15 targets in every of the final 15 seasons in a top-five European league, having accomplished so because the 2006/07 marketing campaign.
The 35-year-old saved his finest for final on Sunday by scoring a 92nd-minute aim to wrap up a 3-1 win for Juventus over Sassuolo, shifting the Bianconeri to inside seven factors of Serie A leaders AC Milan and with a sport in hand.
15 – Cristiano Ronaldo is the one participant capable of rating at the least 15 targets in every of the final 15 seasons within the top-5 European leagues (since 2006/07). Large.#JuveSassuolo pic.twitter.com/rS4vlrJkEh
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 10, 2021
Danilo and Aaron Ramsey, who changed an injured Weston McKennie early within the match, had been the opposite goalscorers for Juve. Gregoire Defrel, in the meantime, was on track for a 10-man Sassuolo.
However whereas Ronaldo didn’t have his finest sport, having missed possibilities to attain earlier within the sport, all it took was one second of magic to swing issues again in his favor.
Cristiano latched on to Danilo’s long-range go with an excellent first contact after which outran his markers earlier than slotting the ball into the again of the online.
The trouble secured victory for Juventus and one other spot within the report books for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has scored 15+ league targets in 15 consecutive seasons
06-07: 1️⃣7️⃣
07-08: 3️⃣1️⃣
08-09: 1️⃣8️⃣
09-10: 2️⃣6️⃣
10-11: 4️⃣0️⃣
11-12: 4️⃣6️⃣
12-13: 3️⃣4️⃣
13-14: 3️⃣1️⃣
14-15: 4️⃣8️⃣
15-16: 3️⃣5️⃣
16-17: 2️⃣5️⃣
17-18: 2️⃣6️⃣
18-19: 2️⃣1️⃣
19-20: 3️⃣1️⃣
20-21: 1️⃣5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/n1fP1D79aD— Purpose (@aim) January 10, 2021
Subsequent up for CR7 and Juventus is a Coppa Italia showdown with Genoa on Wednesday.