Cristiano Ronaldo’s one centesimal purpose for Juventus in all competitions saved his aspect’s hopes alive of a top-four Serie A end after a 3-1 win at a powerful Sassuolo on Wednesday. The outcome was not simple to come by for Juve, with returning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saving an early penalty, however goals from Adrien Rabiot, Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala meant they stayed fifth, two factors off the Champions League qualification locations.
Meanwhile, the Portuguese footballer additionally grew to become the first player in historical past to score 100-plus club goals in three countries. Ronaldo additionally has netted 103 instances for Portugal.Â
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100 goals for @juventusfc Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player in historical past to score 100+ club goals in three countries. He’s additionally netted 103 instances for Portugal. Is @Cristiano human? pic.twitter.com/muMNge4qnM
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Buffon, who introduced this week that he’s leaving the club on the finish of the season, changed Wojciech Szczesny in purpose and instantly confirmed he has misplaced none of his capability as he brilliantly saved out Domenico Berardi’s spot-kick.
The possibilities saved coming for the house aspect, and their profligacy proved expensive as Rabiot drilled house the opener in the twenty eighth minute, earlier than Ronaldo reached one other milestone simply earlier than the break with a cool end from the sting of the realm. Â
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the FIRST player to ever score 100 club goals in 3 different countries  pic.twitter.com/r2vXbNNaFb
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Sassuolo continued to do all the pieces however score, till Giacomo Raspadori lastly beat Buffon simply earlier than the hour mark. But Dybala additionally reached a century of Juve goals, with a advantageous dinked end, to guarantee they saved tempo with their top-four rivals Atalanta, AC Milan and Napoli, who all gained in the newest spherical of matches, with two video games to play.
“It was important to win tonight, we were so poor in the match with Milan,” Rabiot informed DAZN. “We wanted to do more, we suffered but the attitude was the right one.”
“We are all angry, Juve must do better. We must try to win the last two games and see what happens.”