Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo equaled a new record, after scoring a goal in the match in which his team beat Sassuolo 3-1 Sunday evening, in the 17th round of the Italian Football League.
Juventus took the lead in the 51st minute by Danilo, and Gregory Devrell equalized to Sassuolo in the 58th minute.
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⚽️🥅 Goal: Juventus 1 Sassuolo 0
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The defending champion squandered many chances before Aaron Ramsey scored the second goal for Juventus in the 82nd minute, then Ronaldo strengthened Juventus' lead by scoring the third goal in the second minute of stoppage time for the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to set records 🔥💪
Ronaldo scored his goal No. 759 and equaled Joseph Petsan as the most-recorded player in professional football (clubs and the first team). # Cristiano_Ronaldo |
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With the goal that Ronaldo scored in today's match, he would have raised his tally to 15 goals, to consolidate his lead in the Italian league's scorers this season, and the record recorded in the name of Joseph Pecan as the most goal-scoring player in the history of football is 759 goals.
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The goal of the legend Cristiano Ronaldo and the wonderful Assist Danilo 💥 pic.twitter.com/y2yszIOCzB
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The match saw Sassuolo's player, Bidor Mba Obiang, be sent off in the first minute of stoppage time for the first half.
With this victory, Juventus achieved its third consecutive victory, raising its score to 33 points, regaining fourth place, while Sassuolo's balance stuck at 29 points in seventh place.
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