Cristiano Ronaldo scores from free kick as Juventus beats Torino 4-1

Cristiano Ronaldo lastly scored with a free kick within the Italian league to assist Juventus beat Torino 4-1 on Saturday in a match which additionally noticed Gianluigi Buffon set the Serie A look report.

Ronaldo scored Juve’s third objective to take his tally to 25 league targets this season, 4 behind Lazio ahead Ciro Immobile who leads the Serie A goalscoring charts.

It was the 46th membership objective Ronaldo had scored in his profession direct from a free kick however his first in almost two seasons with Juventus.

Paulo Dybala and Juan Cuadrado had scored within the first half earlier than Andrea Belotti’s penalty kick lowered the deficit. Torino defender Koffi Djidji netted an own-goal late on.

Juventus moved seven factors away from second-place Lazio, which hosts AC Milan later. Relegation-threatened Lecce was additionally enjoying later in opposition to Sassuolo.

The Turin derby was Buffon’s 648th look in Italy’s prime flight, shifting the 42-year-old ‘keeper one ahead of AC Milan great Paolo Maldini, who set the record in 2009. Buffon matched this record on Dec. 18 against Sampdoria.

Buffon only had a couple of saves to make before being faced with a penalty in first-half stoppage time after Matthijs de Ligt was somewhat harshly judged to have handled the ball.

Buffon got a hand to Belotti’s penalty.

Juventus had taken the lead within the third minute when Cuadrado threaded the ball by for Dybala, who beat two defenders earlier than curling in his fifth objective in as many Serie A matches.

Juve doubled its benefit within the 29th when Ronaldo ran from nicely inside his personal half to the penalty space and rolled the ball throughout for Cuadrado to fireside into the underside left nook.

And Ronaldo obtained on the scoresheet himself within the 61st, floating the free kick over the wall and into the highest left nook.

Matters went from dangerous to worse for Torino when Djidji turned Douglas Costa’s cross into his personal web.

The solely bitter notice for Juventus was that Dybala was booked in addition to De Ligt and each will probably be suspended for Tuesday’s match in opposition to Milan.