Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and created another goal as Juventus got back to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory over Udinese in Turin on Sunday, moving the champions up to fifth in the standings.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a trademark drive, after latching on to Aaron Ramsey’s pass in the 31st minute, before threading a perfect through ball into the path of Federico Chiesa to score Juve’s second goal four minutes into the second half.
Ronaldo’s second goal put the result beyond any doubt as he took his goal tally to 14 league goals for the season — two more than anyone else in Serie A — in the 70th minute, with Marvin Zeegelaar scoring an injury-time consolation for Udinese.
Andrea Pirlo’s side moved 10 points behind leaders AC Milan, with a game in hand.
De Jong strikes
Barcelona edged past La Liga’s basement club Huesca 1-0 on Sunday, riding a Frenkie de Jong goal set up by Lionel Messi. This was the Argentine’s 500th league appearance for the club.
