24.11.2018 » Juventus 2-0 SPAL. Ronaldo leads Juventus to a comfortable win
There were no surprises this afternoon in Torino, as Juventus hosted and defeated SPAL by 2-0, thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic. The Portuguese forward broke the deadlock in the first half, when he used his left foot to finish off a free-kick cross from Pjanic. In the second half, Mandzukic secured the win when he scored his team's second goal. The Croatian had no problems in scoring from a rebound against an empty net. The Vecchia Signora will now wait to see what Napoli does against Chievo this Sunday but until that happens, they'll be happy to go through the night with a comfortable 9-point lead.
Cristiano Ronaldo game photos in Juventus vs SPAL
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Ronaldo and Mario secured the win
for Juventus
It's always a tricky time returning from the international break for winning teams, with most players out representing their country and coming back fatigued. But for Juventus this season and just like what many soccer predictions suggested earlier this year, it seems nothing will get in their way of dominating Serie A. The Turin side remained unbeaten in the league with a 2-1 victory over SPAL extending their lead to 9 points over second-placed Napoli, who plays tomorrow...
Cristiano Ronaldo is settling in perfectly in Turin after a slow start. His first goal today gave him 10 goals in his first 16 games and one can only imagine how many more he would have already scored had he been a bit luckier to start the season. Ronaldo's first today was a brilliant one time finish, after a long ball over the top from Miralem Pjanic. CR7 sprinted past his defender and latched onto the free kick cross from the Bosnian and put a left-footed shot past the keeper. Soon after he sprinted his way into his trademark celebration. At 33, Ronaldo just keeps on going.
Ronaldo's strike partner Mario Manduzkic would tap in the second after some great work from Ronaldo down the left flank in the second half. The former Real Madrid forward looked like he was back in his Manchester United days sprinting to steal the ball from the defender, just before centering it back to Douglas Costa. The Brazilian's shot was then saved and there was the Croatian for the tap in. It's ideal that both Ronaldo and Manduzkic scored today, as they've become a great partnership. Ronaldo allows Mario to go wide as he likes to do, but Ronaldo can also operate outside or in the center so they move back and forth constantly. This partnership will serve Juventus well this season. It seems Ronaldo is always able to make a great partnership with his co-striker. Both Wayne Rooney and Karim Benzema have proved it before...
The kings of the clean sheets
If there is any criticism, it's that Juventus still don't put the games fully away. They are so good at maintaining leads that they've still been lackadaisical in front of goal. While it may not affect them too much in these fixtures we all saw what happened against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month. With some big matches coming up it will be interesting to see if they can keep up their high level of play.
Also, Rodrigo Bentacur deserves all the credit in the world for his performance today. The Uruguayan was calm and composed in the center of the park and looks like a world class player in the making.
The Italian champions will now switch their focus to the Champions League, as a big game against Valencia awaits them next Tuesday!
Juventus line-up vs SPAL:
Goalkeeper: Perin
Defenders: Alex Sandro, Rugani, Bonucci, De Sciglio
Midfielders: Bentancur, Pjanic, Douglas Costa, Cuadrado
Attackers: Cristiano Ronaldo, Mandzukic.
Match stats provided by www.ronaldo7.net
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Juventus
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vs
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SPAL
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2 |
Goals |
0 |
15 |
Shots |
11 |
7 |
Shots on goal |
1 |
6 |
Corner kicks |
3 |
19 |
Fouls commited |
12 |
1 |
Yellow cards |
3 |
0 |
Red cards |
0 |
45% |
Ball possession |
55% |
Cristiano Ronaldo next game for Juventus is on November 27 of 2018 against Valencia. You can watch Juventus vs Valencia, AS Roma vs Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid vs Barça, Manchester United vs Young Boys, Wolverhampton vs Huddersfield Town, and Bayern Munich vs Benfica, all matches provided from our football live streams game pages.
Juventus next game:
Juventus vs Valencia kick-off time (27-11-2018):
Beijing (China) | UTC/GMT+8: 03:00
Jakarta (Indonesia) | UTC/GMT+7: 02:00
India (New Delhi) | UTC/GMT+5.30: 00:30
Italy (Turin) | UTC/GMT+1: 21:00
Spain (Madrid) | UTC/GMT+1: 21:00
Portugal and England (Lisbon/London) | UTC/GMT+0: 20:00
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | UTC/GMT-3: 17:00
New York (United States) | UTC/GMT-4: 16:00
Los Angeles (United States) | UTC/GMT-7: 13:00
Sources: ronaldo7.net / juventus.com / bbc.com / si.com
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