Cristiano Ronaldo's staggering summer move to Italian giants, Juventus for a reported $110 million may have been the talk of the town, but his performances speaks otherwise. It has been a tough start for the Portugese star at his new club and it was clearly reflected when he failed to hit the back of the net for several games - a very unusual sight and a painful one too, well at least for his fans. It definitely is a celebration for all Messi fans.
It took the former Real Madrid star nearly 320 minutes to score his first league goal for Juventus and he did it with the simplest of tap-ins. Ronaldo doubled his tally shortly after as the Bianconeri beat Sassuolo 2-1 in Seria A several weeks ago.
The relief on his face was so obvious as he tore away in celebration after breaking his duck in the 50th minute. At the age of 34, I can't see any player coming close to matching Ronaldo's enthusiasm, determination, passion and commitment towards goal. So much eagerness to be on the score sheet and the type of energy that Ronaldo brings is just way beyond words could ever describe.
Ronaldo conceded several goal-bound misses, which is very unusual as well for his standards, but coming off the mark against Sassuolo was quite enough to a put smile on his face.
It's a second homecoming for the Portuguese star after Juventus was drawn in the same group as Manchester United in this year's Champions League group stages. Just as much as every fans would be expecting a grand homecoming for the former Manchester United star, a huge upset was in store when Ronaldo's debut in the competition ended after just 28 minutes as he was sent off for pulling an opponent's hair in controversial circumstances - but his teammates forged on to register a 2-0 win over Valencia.
The 33-year old star left the field crying after being shown the harsh red card but it was back to business for Ronaldo as he scored a scuffed effort to break Frosinone hearts in the 81st minute during the mid-week Seria A clash.
The marching orders that Ronaldo received against Valencia at the Champions League was his 11th time in his career.
