Veteran Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo once again saved his team, Juventus, from defeat and led it to a difficult 2-2 draw with its Turin host today, Saturday, in the Turin derby, in the 29th round of the Italian Football League.
Juventus raised its score to 56 points to advance to fourth place on goal difference only against Napoli, 4 points behind leaders Inter Milan, who will also face Bologna later today.
Turin also raised his score to 24 points in 17th place to enhance his chances of escaping the specter of relegation to the second division.
The first half of the match ended with a 1-1 draw, as Juventus scored through Federico Chiesa in the 13th minute, and Paraguay striker Antonio Sanabria tied for Turin in the 27th minute.
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At the start of the second half, Sanabria surprised Juventus with the second goal for him and his team, but Ronaldo saved Juventus from defeat by scoring the equalizer in the 79th minute.
Ronaldo is the top scorer in the league with 24 goals, 5 goals behind Inter Milan's top scorer Romelu Lukaku.