The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 36 yesterday, led Juventus to another victory against Roma (2-0) in Turin. The Portuguese unbalanced a very complicated game with a play of extreme difficulty, in which he controlled with his right leg at the edge of the area a pass from the Spanish Álvaro Morata and in an instant he released a left-handed shot that struck the Spaniard Pau López, goalkeeper from Roma. Check the classification of Serie A.
Barely 52 hundredths of a second passed between the first touch and the second, according to data calculated by Italian television Sky Sport, with the ball that entered the lower corner of the Romanista goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo thanks Morata for his assistance
It was the 1-0 goal, the number 764 of Cristiano’s career, which according to some statistics became last Tuesday, with his double against Inter Milan in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals, in the top scorer of all time, ahead of Brazilian Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pelé” and Czechoslovakian Josef Bican (762). Other records, however, still place him in fourth position, conceding 805 to Josef Bican, 772 to Romario, and 767 to Pelé.
Beats Roma
Juventus placed third in the table
Juventus placed third in the table, beating Roma precisely, five points behind Inter Milan, provisional leader after their triumph this Friday against Fiorentina.
Youssoufa Moukoko beats Freiburg’s goal
In the Bundesliga, Freiburg beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 this Saturday, Sevilla’s rival in the second round of the Champions League, which has still not managed to shake off the crisis it is going through.
The defeat moves Dortmund away from the Champions League places, as their competitors have managed to win their matches. Leipzig beat Schalke 3-0, Bayer Leverkusen defeated Stuttgart 5-2 and Wolfsburg 0-2 against Augsburg. Check the Bundesliga standings.
In crisis
Defeat removes Dortmund from Champions League places
Dortmund allowed little to Freiburg during the first half. Freiburg shot on goal in the 12th minute and then did not hit again until the 50th minute with a shot from outside the box by Jeong that ended in goal. Two minutes later, Frenchman Jonathan Schmid, also with a shot from a distance, scored the second for Freiburg.
Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho didn’t have their best afternoon)
Dortmund had previously had the best chance with a shot off the crossbar by Emre Can, but in general terms they had struggled to reach the goal and things did not change after the two goals from Freiburg although the pressure increased.
Yousuffa Moukoko got the discount in the 76th on a pass from Erling Haaland and in the final quarter of an hour Dortmund was turned on the attack but rarely reaching clear positions to finish on goal.
The distance that separates Dortmund now from fourth place is 3 points, which Leverkusen currently occupies. Freiburg, with the victory, gets back into the fight for European positions.
In front of Strasbourg
Memphis Depay makes provisional leader to Lyon
A double by Dutchman Memphis Depay and a goal by Cameroonian Karl Toko Ekambi gave Lyon the victory in Strasbourg (0-3) and placed them as provisional leader of Ligue 1 in France.
Rudi Garcia’s team won their fourth successive win at the Olympic Park. They rise to the top of the table at the expense of Lille, who visit Nantes on Sunday in their 24-day match.