Remember when it seemed like Cristiano Ronaldo was slowing down?
Nope. It is not happening.
The 35-year-old scored a double on Monday night as Juventus’ 2-1 win over Lazio inched them close to sealing a ninth straight Scudetto, putting the Old Lady eight points clear with four games to go.
The Old Lady’s old man was at the center of attention once again, bagging his 29th and 30th goals of the Serie A season and drawing level with Ciro Immobile in the race for Capocannoniere – the division’s top scorer
Cristiano bagged a penalty and then tapped one in on the break, after some
CRISTIANO RONALDO HAS BECOME THE FIRST PLAYER TO SCORE 50+ GOALS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, LA LIGA AND SERIE A! ???? PIC.TWITTER.COM/LOA4NLUTZF
— 90MIN (@90MIN_FOOTBALL) JULY 20, 2020
unselfish work from Paulo Dybala, as Lazio was caught in possession on the halfway line.
So, 30 goals for the season… 51 in total in Serie A for Ronaldo.
That tally makes him the first player in history to have scored 50 (or more) in the top tiers of England, Spain, and Italy.
Up next is almost-safe Udinese this Thursday, before meetings with Sampdoria, Cagliari, and Roma.
