RONALDO NETS 49th GOAL;WITH JUST ONE GOAL MAKING THE DIFFERENCE TO 50goals MARK.{VIEW TO SEE GOALS}

Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria: Ronaldo nets double to cap 2018 with 49 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo's double saw Juventus edge past Sampdoria and finish the first half of the Serie A season unbeaten as he capped 2018 with 49 goals.



Match Events

2'GOAL! Juventus 1-0 Sampdoria (Ronaldo)

GOAAALLLLLL - Juventus 1-0 Sampdoria - Ronaldo opens the scoring with his first strike of the contest. The former Real Madrid man received the ball from the right wing from Dybala and he made the finish look so easy. A little turn onto his right foot gave him space and he curled it home past Audero who should have done better.

33'Penalty Goal! Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria (Quagliarella)


PENALTY AWARDED!!!! The referee heads across the touchline and decides that Can raised his arm as he tried to challenge Ekdal. Sampdoria now have the chance to draw level...Quagliarella to take the penalty!


GOAAALLLLLLL! Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria! Quagliarella stepped up with so much confidence and he smashes the ball past Perin who dived to his right. Quagliarella went the other way and we now have a real game on our hands!

53' SAVE! Audero denies Matuidi's shot


GREAT SAVE!!!!! Sampdoria have Audero to thank after he pulls off a superb stop to deny Matuidi. The Frenchman latched onto a poor clearance, took one touch and then fired a volley towards goal. The only issue was Audero and he got down quickly to deny the home side!

65'Penalty Goal! Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria (Ronaldo)

GOAAAALLLLLLLL! Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria!!! Ronaldo makes no mistake from the spot as he drills the ball down the middle of the goal. Sampdoria will feel very hard done to but they have 25 minutes to respond!

92: OFFSIDE! Saponara's goal disallowed



GOAL DISALLOWED!!! The home fans are silenced as Saponara scores a sensational goal from the edge of the box. He wheels away in delight before the referee considers VAR. Replays showed he was offside from Defrel's backheel. We play on at 2-1!

Match reports

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and a dramatic late VAR call gave Juventus a 2-1 win over Sampdoria on Saturday that extends their lead at the top of Serie A.


Having rescued their unbeaten start to the league season with the equaliser against Atalanta last time out, Ronaldo struck in each half to secure a 17th win in 19 games heading into the mid-season break.

Sampdoria, who had levelled through Fabio Quagliarella's penalty and had an injury-time Riccardo Saponara strike disallowed by VAR, have now lost their last four away league games against Juve for the first time since 1968.

Match ratings

Line-ups

Juventus XI: Cristiano Ronaldo, B. Matuidi,  Chiellini, M. Mandžukić, Pjanic, A.Sandro, M. Perin, De Sciglio, E.Can, Rugani, P. Dybala

Subs: Bonucci, S. Khedira, M. Benatia, W. Szczęsny, Douglas Costa, Carlo Pinsoglio, Spinazzola, Bernardeschi, M.Kean

Sampdoria XI: Quagliarella, A. Ekdal, G.Ramírez, J.Sala, Praet, Caprari, Murru, K. Linetty, O. Colley, Emil Audero, A.Ferrari

Subs: Regini, Rafael Cabral, V. Belec, Saponara, Tonelli, Defrel, D. Kownacki, G. Rolando, Júnior Tavares, Jankto, R. Vieira Nan, M. Leverbe