Cristiano Ronaldo Scores a Goal as Juventus Beat Novara Calcio 5-0 in Friendly Match
Juventus registered a 5-0 victory against Serie C side Novara Calcio in a friendly match.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the cards in the first half with a shot from close range before the Old Lady added four more in the second half to complete a comprehensive win against the The Gaudentians.
Andrea Pirlo fielded a strong squad against Novara. Szczesny started between the sticks. Chiellini, Bonucci and Danilo formed the central defense, with Cuadrado, Rabiot, McKennie, Ramsey and Alex Sandro playing in the midfield. Up front, Ronaldo partnered Dejan Kulusevski.
Ronaldo broke the deadlock in the 20th minute of the game, after playing one-two with Kulusevski, fired a low shot in the bottom right corner.
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HT | ⏱ | 1-0 up at the break thanks to @Cristiano's well-worked goal!🔥⚽️
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— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) September 13, 2020
⚽️ @Cristiano's opener 🔥
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— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) September 13, 2020
Juve then doubled their lead in the 55th minute, as Ramsey converted from close distance. Marko Pjaca made it three for the Serie A champions ten minutes later, and Portanova scored two goals in the closing stages to take the Bianconeri’s goal tally to five.
Meanwhile, Juventus will begin their Serie A title defense on Monday 12:15am [Indian Standard Time] as they host Sampdoria in their first game of the new season in the Italian top-flight. Juve will be hoping to win the Scudetto for the 10th consecutive season.Cristi
