Cristiano Ronaldo did not wait any longer to become football's all-time top scorer. The Portuguese ace was not able to do so during the weekend, but with a trophy at stake, he delivered a good performance for Juventus and scored his 760th professional goal.
Up to the point where CR7 scored, both teams came close to open up the scoring, but a well-placed corner and an unfortunate deflection by Napoli's defense saw Cristiano all alone inside the six-yard box to score the historic goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo springs Juventus into the lead in the Italian Super Cup!
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 20, 2021
His 760th career goal pic.twitter.com/HbnXU9o0XF
CR7 accomplished this feat in just over 1,000 professional games. Here's a breakdown of all the goals he scored with each team.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored more career goals than any other professional footballer in history pic.twitter.com/88UdtmPNpO
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On top of that, CR7's performance today added a 33rd trophy to his resume. Not bad for the veteran striker!