Ronaldo sets scoring record
Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 35 this week, broke through after 65 minutes to hit his 15th goal in 10 games and take his league tally to 20.
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Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday became the first Juventus player to score in 10 successive Serie A games, but the champions fell 2-1 at Hellas Verona to leave an opening to their title rivals.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is closing in on the all-time Serie A record of scoring in 11 consecutive games held by Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella.
But Juventus paid for defensive errors with Fabio Borini pulling Verona level with quarter of an hour to go, before veteran striker Giampaolo Pazzini won the match for the promoted side from the penalty spot four minutes from time following a Leonardo Bonucci handball.
Juventus were three points ahead of Inter Milan, who had a chance to pull level when they played Zlatan Ibrahimovic's AC Milan in yesterday’s derby clash at the San Siro.
The defeat was the third this season for Maurizio Sarri's side but second in three games after losing 2-1 at Napoli just two weeks ago.
"We have to understand that winning is not a foregone conclusion," blasted Sarri.
"We need to get it into our heads that we can't have lapses in concentration as happened this evening.
"We dropped points through carelessness."
Verona meanwhile extended their unbeaten run to eight games days after earning a creditable goalless draw at Lazio.
Earlier, Atalanta consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 win at Fiorentina that ended the Bergamo side's 27-year away winless run against the Tuscan club.
Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday became the first Juventus player to score in 10 successive Serie A games, but the champions fell 2-1 at Hellas Verona to leave an opening to their title rivals.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is closing in on the all-time Serie A record of scoring in 11 consecutive games held by Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella.
But Juventus paid for defensive errors with Fabio Borini pulling Verona level with quarter of an hour to go, before veteran striker Giampaolo Pazzini won the match for the promoted side from the penalty spot four minutes from time following a Leonardo Bonucci handball.
Juventus were three points ahead of Inter Milan, who had a chance to pull level when they played Zlatan Ibrahimovic's AC Milan in yesterday’s derby clash at the San Siro.
The defeat was the third this season for Maurizio Sarri's side but second in three games after losing 2-1 at Napoli just two weeks ago.
"We have to understand that winning is not a foregone conclusion," blasted Sarri.
"We need to get it into our heads that we can't have lapses in concentration as happened this evening.
"We dropped points through carelessness."
Verona meanwhile extended their unbeaten run to eight games days after earning a creditable goalless draw at Lazio.
Earlier, Atalanta consolidated fourth place with a 2-1 win at Fiorentina that ended the Bergamo side's 27-year away winless run against the Tuscan club.
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