After 320 minutes and 27 shots, Cristiano Ronaldo finally opened his goal scoring account for Juventus in a 2-1 victory against Sassuolo on Sunday.
Okay, so it was a tap-in from about a yard out, but still, his
goal in the Serie A clash against Sassuolo was treated as being hugely
significant.
Ronaldo broke his Juventus duck
in his fourth game when he scored a brace on Sunday to give them a 2-1
win over Sassuolo in Serie A, although the Turin side's day was marred
by a red card for Douglas Costa for spitting at an opponent.
The five-times world player of the year opened his account in
the easiest possible fashion by tapping into an empty net from less than
two metres in the 50th minute.
The Portuguese added another in the 65th minute when he finished
off a counter-attack by drilling a low-angled shot beyond Andrea Consigli and into the far corner with his left foot.
After Ronaldo missed two good chances for a hat-trick, Khouma Babacar headed one back in the 90th minute but could not prevent Sassuolo from falling to their first defeat of the season.