Ronaldo goal vs Atalanta: The Juventus forward secured Juventus’ unbeaten run in Serie A, as he scores a header against Atalanta.
Juventus are currently at the top of the table. The Italian champions are the only side to remain unbeaten in the Serie A at the moment, and their run was secured by Ronaldo’s equalizer earlier today against Atalanta.
This is the only second time when Juventus have dropped points this season.
Juventus led in the game in the second minute through an unfortunate own goal from Atalanta, but the host side recovered quickly through Duvan Zapata.
The forward gave the lead to Atalanta in the second half, after which Cristiano Ronaldo came on for Douglas Costa.
The Portuguese forward then scored the equalizer for Juventus as the side maintained their unbeaten run in the domestic top flight.
Ronaldo goal vs Atalanta:
Cristiano Ronaldo scored through the corner in the 78th minute of the game to give Juventus the equalizer in the match.
The Portuguese forward scored his 12th league goal of the season in style as he took the leap inside the box to head in the equalizer against Atalanta.
This is the first time when Juventus have dropped points away from home in the Serie A this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo was on the bench for the game, as the manager Max Allegri confirmed before the game that the player would be rested ahead of the hectic schedule in the festive season.
Ronaldo earlier became the fastest Juventus player to reach 10 goals for the club across all competitions in its history.
Here’s the goal:
Ronaldo is Goal pic.twitter.com/Cq6RstLAvO
— Ali (@CR7i9) December 26, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo also broke another record in the process, as he became the first Serie A player to score seven away league goals in his debut season in the history of the league.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the goal:
HISTORY:
CRISTIANO RONALDO BECOMES THE FIRST EVER PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF SERIE A TO SCORE IN 7 CONSECUTIVE AWAY GAMES IN THE DEBUT SEASON! pic.twitter.com/WQcqG8B2Ty
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) December 26, 2018
#Juventus This is why @Cristiano ronaldo is the worlds best he deliver when his team needs the most , surely the goat ✌️#cristianoronaldo #juventus pic.twitter.com/1CL4hu5XIs
— Rushabh Darane (@rushabh_darane) December 26, 2018
Juve losing 2-1 and Cristiano Ronaldo came on to save their unbeaten league record.
Cristiano Ronaldo also becomes the first player to score in 7 consecutive Seria A games
— Madridista Haven¹³ (@MadridistaHaven) December 26, 2018
Cristiano Ronaldo has now been directly involved in 20 goals this season for Juventus.
13 Goals & 7 Assists. 👊🔥 pic.twitter.com/qv8O1vofHn
— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuve2017) December 26, 2018
Super sub Cristiano Ronaldo has saved Juventus unbeaten Serie A run in 2018 again today. He’s irreplaceable.
— Zeeshan⁷ (@Factnaldo) December 26, 2018
56′: Juventus losing 2-1
65′: Ronaldo subbed on
78′: Ronaldo scores equalizer to save Juve’s unbeaten season.— Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) December 26, 2018