Cristiano Ronaldo ended a two-year wait to score a free-kick in club football as he found the back of the net from a direct free-kick for the first time after 42 failed attempts.
The Portuguese who has had a stellar record of scoring free-kicks in his career hadn’t registered one for Juventus since his move to the Turin-based club in 2019.
However, he ended the long wait on Saturday as he netted one against Torino in Juventus’ 4-1 victory.
Twitter welcomed the goal for Juventus by, once again, comparing his record with that of Lionel Messi.
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Ronaldo has been in sensational form since the restart as Messi and Barcelona have largely struggled.
Here’s what Twitter made of the Ronaldo free-kick
Twitter also saw a funny side to Ronaldo ending his free-kick drought
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