DBasia.news – Juventus won 1-0 against AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday (17/1). The only goal was created by the megastar, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, with his smart move, passed the offside trap of Milan at 61′ and headed the passing from Miralem Pjanic. That’s the first title for Bianconeri.
The title also ensured Ronaldo’s achievement as the player who won four Super Cup in four different leagues: Sporting Lisbon (2002), Manchester United (2007), Real Madrid (2013 dan 2017), and Juventus.
From the collective side, La Vecchia Signora are the team with the most Italian Super Cup trophies (8) compared to the others. In the second place, Milan achieved 7 trophies.
Ronaldo’s journey with Juventus just commenced this season since signed from Madrid worth more than 100 million euro. The Italian Super Cup trophy could be the start of CR7 trophy achievement with Juve who are still participating in the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Champions League.
Ronaldo’s trophy achievements so far are 28 trophies from since his career in Sporting until Juventus. It’s a fact that Ronaldo is the specialist in the big match and final round.
@FIFAcom tweeted Ronaldo has collected 19 goals from 30 final matches for both the club and country. “I am happy, it was my intention to start 2019 with a trophy, I have my first title with Juve and I am very happy! It is only the start, we take it one step at a time,” Ronaldo told Rai Sport.
Massimiliano Allegri admits the decisive goal from Ronaldo to Milan is the reason why the club signed him.
“We signed Cristiano Ronaldo because he is decisive and scores big goals. He scored a great goal and moved very well, but the whole team put in a good performance,” Allegri added.
Interestingly, Ronaldo’s record happened not too long after his rival, Lionel Messi, also broke the record with his 400 goals in LaLiga last weekend.