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Ronaldo fires Juventus to Serie A record

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus

Juventus made Serie A history on Sunday as Cristiano Ronaldo inspired the Old Lady to a comfortable win at an outclassed AC Milan.

Juventus’ capture of Ronaldo continues to pay dividends with the club celebrating a record points haul after 12 matches of the Serie A season.

Ex-Real Madrid star Ronaldo struck his eighth league goal for Juve after Mario Mandzukic opened the scoring in a 2-0 win at AC Milan on Sunday that lifted the Bianconeri to 34 points, an unprecedented tally at this stage of a campaign as they remain undefeated in the league with the draw against Genoa representing their only dropped points so far.

Gonzalo Higuain, the man Ronaldo replaced in attack, failed to convert a penalty between the goals and was later sent off after an outburst over the referee’s decision to award a foul.

The victory restored Juve’s six-point lead following Napoli’s win at Genoa on Saturday, with last season’s runners-up confronting another tough task to loosen the champions’ grip on the silverware.