Portuguese football sensation Cristiano Ronaldo keeps creating records with each passing game. While he already possesses innumerable such to his name, he managed to build another following Juventus's last match against Spezia in the Serie A.
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Juventus managed to secure a 3-0 win over the 15th-placed Spezia in Turin. While Alvaro Morata and Federico Chiesa handed Juventus the lead in the 62nd and 71st, respectively, Ronaldo scored the winner in the 89th to help Juventus maintain its third spot.
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As Ronaldo scored the goal, he created history by becoming the first player to score a minimum of 20 goals across 12 seasons in Europe's top-five leagues. Furthermore, it was also Ronaldo's 600th game of his career.
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Ronaldo, who joined Juventus in 2018-19, has so far scored 92 goals in 119 games across competitions. While he has won four titles with the side, including twin Serie A and Supercoppa Italiana, he is yet to win the UEFA Champions League in Turin.
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The result has now put Juventus seven points behind league leader Inter Milan. With 14 more games to go, club boss, Andrea Pirlo has not given up on the chance to secure the side's 10th consecutive Serie A title.
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"The gap is just the points that separate us. We know it will be a long chase. Inter have been playing together for two years. They have a well-drilled approach, whereas we just started this season. We still intend to be there right to the end," Pirlo told Sky Sport Italia."It can happen when you have so many games with the same players. We tried to control the game and then when the fresh legs came on, we were sharper and able to make the most of our chances," he concluded.
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