CRISTIANO RONALDO has finally ended his Juventus goal drought with a double against Sassuolo.
The 33-year-old has been struggling to find the back of the net after three frustrating games in Serie A.
AFP: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring his first goal for Juventus against Sassuolo
AFP: The Portuguese reacted to a mistake from Gianmarco Ferrari who headed the ball against his own post and straight into the path of Ronaldo
AFP: Ronaldo heads towards the crowd in celebration after scoring his first Juventus goal
But he did the job this time at the Juventus Stadium, knocking in from just a yard out after a defensive mishap from Gianmarco Ferrari saw the ball bounce off the post.
It landed straight in his path and he did what he has done 606 times in his career and rattled it into the net.
Ronaldo sprinted away towards the corner where he performed his trademark celebration with his arms outstretched.
And he only had to wait another 15 minutes for his second as a smooth counter attack saw him with the ball in the opponents’ box.
AFP: Ronaldo dispatched his second past Sassuolo keeper Andrea Consigli to put the Old Lady 2-0 ahead
AFP: Ronaldo celebrates with manager Max Allegri – who had promised he would score for Juventus this weekend
AFP: The Portuguese is mobbed by his team-mates after scoring for Juventus against Sassuolo
GETTY IMAGES – GETTY: Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged his first goal for new club Juventus since moving from Real Madrid over the summer
And he dispatched a rocket straight across Andrea Consigli’s goal and into the far corner for 2-0.
It was a swift counter attack from the Max Allegri’s side, with former Liverpool midfielder Emre Can bringing the ball from box to box before sending a nice through ball to the forward.
Sassuolo had thought they had taken a shock first-half lead when Duncan hit a thunderbolt past Wojciech Szczesny, but the referee ruled it out for a foul in the build-up.
There was controversy late on though as Sassuolo scored through Khouma Babacar’s header but Douglas Costa appeared to shamefully spit at opponent Federico di Francesco before he was sent off following a VAR call.
