Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo attracted a lot of praise on social media for his remarkable goal in Tuesday's win over Genoa. The 35-year-old Portuguese forward grabbed a stunning solo strike to steer the Bianconeri to a 3-1 win.
Six minutes prior to Ronaldo's goal, Paulo Dybala handed Juventus the lead with an assist from Juan Cuardrado. The Argentine striker curled home from close range after receiving the ball on the right side of attack.
Then came Cristiano Ronaldo's moment. The Portuguese forward, upon receiving the ball from the halfway line accelerated into Genoa's half and fired in a screamer from about 28 yards out. The strike took his overall tally in the Serie A to 24 in 25 matches and his haul in 2020 to 16 goals in 16 games. Watch the goal below:
YES. CRISTIANO RONALDO JUST DID THAT! pic.twitter.com/AZmAmOCGGt
— DAZN Canada (@DAZN_CA) June 30, 2020
Another curler from long-range by Douglas Costa eventually sealed the win for Juventus in the 73rd minute. Andrea Pinamonti grabbed a consolation goal for the hosts three minutes later.
Here are some reactions by fans in reference to Ronaldo's strike:
Cristiano Ronaldo puts Juventus 2-0 with another of his tap-ins.
— Marino Peixoto (@marinovpeixoto) June 30, 2020
pic.twitter.com/ZIk4LWTlXJ
Lionel Messi scoring penalties while Cristiano Ronaldo is scoring absolute screamers. I know who my GOAT is
— Filipe Orlando (@MrFilipeOrlando) June 30, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal tonight against Genoa was recorded at 105km/h
— Forza Juventus (@ForzaJuveEN) June 30, 2020
'Penalty Merchant'
— JOJO (@59Pixelss) June 30, 2020
'Tap in Merchant '
'Can't score from outside the box'
'Ronaldo is finished ' pic.twitter.com/msxDCnh1vO
How the hell is this bloke 35. Never ceases to amaze me https://t.co/YT2VqB0qUl
— James Ducker (@TelegraphDucker) June 30, 2020
It's 2020 and Messi & Ronaldo are still stealing headlines as if they were 25.
— Alex Goldberg (@AlexGoldberg_) June 30, 2020
Footballing gods.
It's simple; Ronaldo is the greatest.
— UG (@UgwunnaEjikem) June 30, 2020
That's it. That's just the tweet.
Said it before. I'll say it again. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most underrated player of all time. The amount of disrespect he gets is crazy.
— William (fan account) (@OzilThings) June 30, 2020
