Cristiano Ronaldo Reaches Another Major Goal-scoring Milestone

Cristiano Ronaldo Reaches Another Major Goal-scoring Milestone

Oluwatomiwa Babalola
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:43 PM
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- Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 15th Serie A goal this season in Juventus' 3-1 win over Sassuolo

- The 35-year-old found the back of the net with an incredible strike in the added minutes of the game

- The forward has now become the only player to score at least 15 goals in the last 15 seasons in the top five leagues

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Cristiano Ronaldo will clock 36 in about three weeks from now but the forward is not showing any sign of slowing down one bit.

The Portugal international scored a stunning 92nd-minute goal in Juventus' 3-1 win over Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium last weekend.

Danillo and Aaron Ramsey had also been on target earlier on in the game that saw all goals scored in the second half.

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The victory helped Andrea Pirlo's men to close the gap on leaders AC Milan in their pursuit of another Scudetto crown.

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Cristiano Ronaldo so pained after missing a scoring chance during Juventus' 3-1 win over Sassuolo Serie A match. Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket.
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Meanwhile, Ronaldo's effort in the game took his tally in the Italian topflight to 15 goals and two assists so far this season.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid superstar became the only player to score at least 15 goals in each of the last 15 seasons in the top five leagues after his late minute strike against Roberto De Zerbi's men. Ronaldo has reached that mark in every campaign since 06-07.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner also has four Champions League goals in four appearances at the group stage having missed the remaining two over COVID-19 related issues.

Meanwhile, the duo of Weston McKennie and Paulo Dybala was forced out of the game due to injury, yet, the Old Lady were able to take the lead through a Danilo strike.

However, Gregoire Defrel scored an equaliser but his goal only ended up a mere consolation for the visitors who ended the game with 10 men as Pedro Obiang got sent off just before halftime

Legit.ng earlier reported that Cristiano Ronaldo's goal against Sassuolo in Serie A means he has equalled the all-time record for the most goals scored in football.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is now tied with Czech legend Josef Biscan who scored 759 goals, the most scored by an individual player in the history of the round leather game.

His brace during the 3-1 win over Udinese after the New year saw him move past Brazilian legend Pele who scored 757 goals.

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