Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and set up another goal to lead Juventus to a 4-1 home win over Udinese on Sunday night, surpassing the record set in the name of Brazilian football legend Pele, who was surpassed by Lionel Messi as well.
The player opened the scoring after a pass from Aaron Ramsey in the 31st minute, before sending an elaborate pass to his colleague Federico Chiesa, to boost the homeowner's lead after 4 minutes of the second half.
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- ⚽️ GOALS ⚽️ (@ goalz4uu) January 3, 2021
Ronaldo won in the 70th minute, raising his tally to 14 goals in the league this season, two goals ahead of his closest competitors.
Cristiano Ronaldo's MASTERCLASS v Udinese.
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Starting 2021 with 2 GOALS & 1 Assist.
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With his second goal, Ronaldo scored 758 goals in his career, and one goal surpassed Pele in the number of goals scored in official matches at the club and national level.
And Ronaldo is only two goals away from smashing the number of Czech legend Joseph Pekan, who has the most goals in official matches in football history, thus fulfilling his dream of reaching the world top scorer title, and if Messi will compete with him for this title.
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- Leo (@utdleo_) January 3, 2021