Juventus 3-1 Udinese: Ronaldo-Dybala-Higuain start, Ronaldo scores double

Juventus vs Udinese - Ronaldo celebrating his goal
Juventus vs Udinese - Ronaldo celebrating his goal

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus beat Udinese to go top of Serie A for the time being.

The Portuguese blasted in a quick and precise shot from the top of the box. It would be his fourth goalscoring game in a row.

He scored his second goal when he smashed a shot from Gonzalo Higuain’s through ball. Leonardo Bonucci headed home to make it 3-0 before the break.

Ronaldo almost grabbed his first Serie A hat-trick as he hit the post, before Ignacio Pussetto’s late consolation during injury time.

Juve keeper Gianluigi Buffon made a record 646th Serie A appearance, which is one short of Paolo Maldini’s all-time record. It was Buffon’s 700th league appearance including Serie B and the French top flight.

Inter Milan went back to the top with a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina later on.

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