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Ronaldo replaced Paulo Dybala in the 56th minute in Cesena with the draw after Tommaso Pobega disallowed Álvaro Morato’s first goal for Juventus.
But the Portuguese striker put Juve ahead just three minutes later.
Adrien Rabiot scored a third in the 68th minute, and Ronaldo scored a second from the penalty spot with 15 minutes remaining for his fifth goal in three league games this season.
The champions ended a streak of three consecutive draws to place second in Serie A, four points behind leaders AC Milan.
The nine-time defending champions had won their first game against Sampdoria in September, their only victory on the pitch in Serie A this season, before three draws.
Between those matches they were awarded a 3-0 victory after Napoli refused to travel to Turin on October 4 due to coronavirus cases.
Ronaldo missed four games for Juventus, including a 2-0 Champions League defeat against Barcelona in Turin.
AC Milan extended their undefeated streak when Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an acrobatic late winner to seal a 2-1 win over Udinese.
The 39-year-old has scored seven goals in four league games and has missed the other two after contracting Covid-19.
“Mine was a good goal but the team’s victory counts more,” said Ibrahimovic.
“It was a difficult game, we showed that in difficult moments the team works well together.
“We are among the youngest teams in Europe, I take the blame for raising the average age, but they all make me feel younger.”
The Swedish star prepared Franck Kessie for the opener after 18 minutes before Rodrigo de Paul tied Udinese three minutes after the break from the penalty spot, beating Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on his return from the coronavirus.
But Ibrahimovic snatched all three points with seven minutes remaining, acrobatically outwitting Udinese defenders Rodrigo Becao and Sebastien De Maio, to kick a high shot that passed goalkeeper Juan Musso.
AC Milan extended their unbeaten streak to 24 consecutive games since returning to competition in June after the coronavirus lockdown.
Udinese are in the relegation zone after their fifth defeat this season.
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