Former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo came in as a sub to scored twice on his return after two weeks out with Covid-19 as Juventus won at Serie A rookies Spezia.
The 35-year-old, who has so far missed four games in the Serie A. He came into the game and helped Juventus grab all three points against Spezia. Cristiano scored the second goal and the fourth goal as they won 4-1. The second goal was a cheeky Panenka penalty, the two goals clearly have announced his arrival.
Alvaro Morata gave the visitors the lead with a low angled strike before Tommaso Pobega equalised for Spezia. The Turin club moves up to second in the table with 12 points, four behind leaders AC Milan.
Ronaldo, who tested positive on 13 October, expressed his frustration on social media after failing to produce a negative result on the eve of his side’s Champions League match against Barcelona on Wednesday.
After finally being cleared to play on Friday, the former Real Madrid forward was named as a substitute by coach Andrea Pirlo, who brought him on in the 56th minute. Three minutes later, Ronaldo scored when he took the ball around goalkeeper Ivan Provedel.
