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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and created another goal as Juventus returned to winning ways in Serie A with a 4-1 victory over Udinese in Turin on Sunday, bringing the champions to fifth place in the standings.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a signature shot, after holding on to Aaron Ramsey’s pass in the 31st minute, before passing a perfect pass in the way of Federico Chiesa to score Juve’s second goal four minutes into the second half.
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The VAR had a very eventful evening in Turin. First, the referee was asked to consult the field monitor before ruling out what Udinese thought was the first goal from a handball from the start, before Aaron Ramsey suffered the same fate when he was penalized for handball, after a second look.
Ronaldo’s second goal left the result beyond question as he brought his goal tally to 14 league goals for the season, two more than anyone else in Serie A, in the 70th minute, with Marvin Zeegelaar scoring a consolation. in injury time for Udinese. .
There was still time for Paulo Dybala to score another goal for Juventus, as Andrea Pirlo’s team was 10 points behind leaders AC Milan, with one game less, while Udinese fell to 13th place and have not won in their last four games.
Looking to forget their surprise 3-0 loss at home to Fiorentina in their last game before the winter break, Juventus thought they were left behind when Rodrigo de Paul shot home from close range.
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Jurgen Klinsmann analyzes the importance of Juventus’ victory against Udinese with an upcoming trip to AC Milan.
Udinese celebrated, but the referee was asked to recheck whether De Paul had handled earlier on the play, before the goal was disallowed.
Ronaldo then took center stage with his emphatic finish to the first half, an even better pass to the second and a good third from Juve.
Welshman Ramsey thought he had scored his first goal of the season in the second half, but was again ruled out for handball.
Dybala’s goal in injury time completed a flattering score for Juventus, given that Udinese had hit the wood twice in the match and missed many other opportunities.
