Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of the occasion on Sunday night with a brace to seal the ninth consecutive Serie A title for Juventus against Sampdoria. With the victory, the Turin team was seven points behind Inter Milan, in second place, with two games to play. The victory also gave coach Maurizio Sarri his first Italian title.
Both sides settled in and played competitive football in the first half and it got a little frustrating before Ronaldo finally broke the deadlock in the extra time of the first half of the game, which was also his 31st goal of the season. It was Miralem Pjanic who shot a free-kick to Ronaldo, who found the back of the net to put Juventus in the lead. Juventus entered halftime with a 1-0 lead.
Ronaldo was also involved in the second goal of the night when his shot was blocked by Emil Audero and Federico Bernardeschi took advantage of the rebound in the 67th minute to double the lead and almost seal the title for the Turn-side.
Ronaldo could have increased his score but missed the opportunity when he broke a penalty kick against the crossbar in the 89th minute of the game. Ronaldo became the first player to score 30 goals in a league campaign for Juventus since John Hansen in 1951-52.
Ronaldo’s count has been boosted by a record 12 penalties, and although Juve has scored 75 goals, Atalanta has accumulated 96: Most in Series A for over 60 years.
In 36 games Juventus has 83 points, while Inter Milan has 76 points from an equal number of games.
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