Cristiano Ronaldo was the main man in Juventus' comeback win against Empoli this evening, with the Portugese forward scoring a brace in a 2-1 win to cement the Bianconeri's place atop Serie A.
On 28 minutes Max Allegri's men fell behind to Francesco Caputo, the striker curling a great shot beyond Wojciech Szczęsny after the ball broke kindly to him in the box.
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Is the shock on? Caputo scores with 28 minutes gone.@EmpoliCalcio 1-0 @juventusfcen pic.twitter.com/ERACYhvOef
— Eleven Sports (@ElevenSports_UK) October 27, 2018
Juventus were up against it away from home until their record signing got his side back on level terms, Ronaldo scoring a penalty after Paolo Dybala was felled in the box.
But the moment of the match was undoubtedly the 33-year-old's match winner, which came on 70 minutes. Ronaldo picked up the ball roughly 25 yards from goal before hitting a swerving and dipping rocket beyond the Empoli keeper.
You can watch the second Ronaldo goal below:
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It's his second of the night, and it's a belter. Ronaldo gives Juve the lead.
Empoli 1-2 Juventus pic.twitter.com/HkqgHzHTrc
— Eleven Sports (@ElevenSports_UK) October 27, 2018
Ronaldo's brace sees him move onto seven goals for the season in twelve appearance.
FT: @Cristiano's double turns it around in Empoli!! ?⚪️⚫️#EmpoliJuve #FinoAllaFine #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/Y4sOXIGANC
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) October 27, 2018
Juventus managed to hang on for the win -their 9th of the season- and the club now sits first on 28 points seven points ahead of Napoli who have a game in hand. For Empoli, they remain in the relegation zone on six points with only one win in ten. ronaldo goal
