Battle of the winners of the Golden ball: Ronaldo broke the record Shevchenko in Serie A

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the match and surpassed the records. The Portuguese broke the figure of the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko in Serie A, and also became the first player who scored 50 or more goals in three of the top Championships in Europe.

In the match of the 34th round Juventus defeated Lazio (2:1). Ronaldo scored a brace in the match, which allowed the Portuguese to surpass the record of Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko, according to Opta.

New records Ronaldo

The Portuguese forward broke the record for Serie A, faster than its predecessor, reaching 50 goals.

This mark Ronaldo made up for 61 games. Prior to that, faster than all 50 goals in the Italian League was scored by the Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko, which took 68 matches.

61 – Cristiano #Ronaldo is the fastest player to score 50 goals in Serie A (61 appearances) – among the players who made their debut since 1994/95. Sprinter.#JuventusLazio #SerieA pic.twitter.com/Fy6hQ6xW4W

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo)
July 20, 2020

In addition to this record, the Portuguese established another. He became the first in the history of football, who scored 50 or more goals in three top leagues in Europe – England, Spain and Italy.

50 – Cristiano #Ronaldo is the 1st player in history to score 50+ goals in Serie A, LaLiga and Premier League. Passport.#JuventusLazio #SerieA pic.twitter.com/mBrTIL7v6K

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo)
July 20, 2020

We will add that in July of 2018 was officially announced the transition 33-year-old Portuguese to the Italian club to sign a 4 year contract. The transfer fee was 100 million euros, a record for players over the age of 30 and the most expensive acquisition in the history of the Italian clubs.

Author:
Sofia Kulai

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