Genoa 1-3 Juventus: Ronaldo spot-on once again to spare Bianconeri late in the day
SMA NEWS – SERIE A
Juventus avoided slumping to a sixth draw of the season thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s late penalties in Sunday’s 3-1 win at Genoa.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s reliability from the penalty spot was once again a major factor for Juventus as the Portugal star’s late brace of spot-kicks secured a 3-1 win at Genoa to spare the Bianconeri’s blushes.
Ronaldo netted two penalties in midweek as Andrea Pirlo’s men saw off Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League and he repeated the feat again on his 100th Juve appearance at Stadio Luigi Ferraris to put down a resilient Genoa side.
Adrien Rabiot had a goal disallowed during the early exchanges of a generally tepid first half, though Juve did increase the pressure after the interval and made the breakthrough with Paulo Dybala’s first Serie A goal of the season.
Former Juve midfielder Stefano Sturaro equalised and Pirlo’s men looked destined to drop points for a sixth time this term, but hapless defending led to Ronaldo getting his double in the final 12 minutes.
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to reach 400 wins in the top-5 European League in 2000s. Lionel Messi is second in this ranking with 365 wins (Buffon third, 350)
