Ferrara (dpa) - soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo shot Italian champion Juventus Turin in his 1000th professional game for an important victory in the title race.
The Portuguese scored the leading goal in the 2-1 (1-0) away game against league bottom spot SPAL Ferrara. This puts Juve four points ahead of pursuer Lazio Rom, who plays for Genoa on Sunday. Third-placed Inter Milan (54 points) also want to stay in the lead with a win against Sampdoria Genoa.
Ronaldo scored in the 39th minute after a cross from Sturm partner Juan Cuadrado the opening goal for the Italian record champions. He scored in the eleventh league game in a row and also scored the 725th goal of his career. Aaron Ramsey (60th) extended the Juve lead in the second half - even if Ferrara still got the lead after a video proof by Andrea Petagna (70th) with a penalty.
According to player statistics, Ronaldo can now watch 836 club and 164 national team games. The 35-year-old started his career at Sporting Lisbon, then played at Manchester United and Real Madrid and moved to Juventus in 2018.
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