The match against Genoa saw C.Ronaldo’s 100th Juventus shirt. Therefore, the Portuguese superstar wants to shine to celebrate this special day. Finally, he has successfully fulfilled that wish.
Like the match against Barcelona in the middle of the week, C.Ronaldo continued to double from the penalty spot to help Juventus overcome Genoa 3-1. Thus, with these 2 goals, CR7 has 79 goals after 100 matches for Juventus.
Not only that, the double against Genoa also helped C.Ronaldo rise to the top of the Serie A top scorer list with Ibrahimovic. At this moment, both players have 10 goals. However, in the context of the injured Swedish striker, CR7 can completely monopolize this race in the near future.
Juventus met a deadlock in the first half and at the beginning of the second half, Dybala cleared the deadlock
Entering this match, coach Pirlo decided to let C.Ronaldo kick from the beginning, alongside Dybala on the attack. Young talent McKennie continues to be used in midfield after shining against Barcelona.
Not surprisingly, Juventus put pressure right after the opening whistle. However, Genoa still shows a nasty game, which has made it difficult for Old Women in recent seasons.
Sturaro scored against the old club to level the score for Genoa
The fact that the Genoa players approached quickly, made C.Ronaldo difficult. In the first half, the brightest star of Juventus only made 2 shots towards Genoa’s goal, but it was not dangerous. Meanwhile, the partner with C. Ronaldo, Dybala, did not create too many mutations.
However, in the second half the situation was different. In the 57th minute, Dybala has made a difference. After a combination with Juan Cuadrado, the Argentinian striker deftly dribbled the ball before launching a close-angle shot, knocking out goalkeeper Perin.
C. Ronaldo scored both goals from the penalty spot, helping Juventus to win 3-1
Just 2 minutes later, Chiesa brought the ball into Genoa’s net after C.Ronaldo’s pass. Unfortunately, the referee did not recognize this goal because of an offside error.
When the Juventus still regretted, they suddenly conceded a goal in the 61st minute. In a rare attack arrangement, Luca Pellegrini passed Sturaro to finish the net of Juventus in the corner. narrow. The score was leveled in 1-1.
C. Ronaldo has scored 79 goals in 100 matches for Juventus
At the 65th minute, Juventus had another situation to hit Genoa’s net. However, like Chiesa, Dybala was denied for offside.
It was not until the 78th minute that Lao Cai got the second goal. After Juan Cuadrado was fouled in the penalty area, the referee gave Juventus a penalty. On the 11-meter dot, C.Ronaldo did not make any mistakes.
In the 89th minute, it was Morata’s turn to be fouled in the penalty area. For the second time in the match, C.Ronaldo successfully performed, fixing a 3-1 victory for Juventus.
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