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The double against Parma on December 19 helped Cristiano Ronaldo score his 758th goal in official matches, surpassing the old record set by King Pelé.
Ronaldo tied Pele’s record with a high header to increase the score to 2-0 for Juventus in the 23rd minute. At the start of the second half, the 35-year-old Portuguese forward broke the record by kicking his left foot. danger, scoring his second goal in a game that Juventus won 4-0.
Of the 758 goals that Ronaldo has scored, in official matches alone, there are 654 goals at club level, including 5 with Sporting Lisbon, 118 with Manchester United, 450 with Real Madrid and 81 with Juventus. His remaining 104 goals are scored at the team level, 102 for the national team and two for the Portuguese Olympic team.
The king of soccer, Pelé, set a record of 757 goals in official matches in the period 1956-1977, for Brazil and two clubs: Santos and New York Cosmos. The Brazilian legend is said to have scored 1,283 throughout his career, but as many as 526 of them have come in friendlies or performances, matches that count as unofficial.
Behind Ronaldo and Pelé on this list is Romario. The former Brazilian striker scored a total of 735 goals before retiring. His scoring record and his compatriot’s legend will be far behind Ronaldo as the current star continues to shine for Juventus and Portugal.
With two goals against Parma, Ronaldo also became the fifth player in Serie A history to score at least 32 in a calendar year. The closest person to doing this is Omar Sivori, also wearing the Juventus club jersey in 1961.
Ronaldo still has one more game left to boost his goal record in 2020, when Juventus host Fiorentina at home on December 22.
Also on December 19, Lionel Messi captured another Pele record. The Barça captain scored one against Valencia, thus balancing Pelé’s highest scoring record for a club with 643 goals.
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