Verona 2-1 Juventus: Hosts' 2 late goals destroy Ronaldo's record-breaking night

Cristiano Ronaldo broke another record on Saturday but it was not enough to claim victory for Juventus, who collapsed at Hellas Verona.

Match Report

Hellas Verona ignited the Serie A title race with a dramatic 2-1 win over champions Juventus on Saturday, scoring twice in the final 14 minutes after Cristiano Ronaldo had netted in a 10th successive league game.

Ronaldo had seemingly secured Juve a hard-fought win with his fine individual goal 25 minutes from time, but Verona – who certainly had their fair share of opportunities – levelled through Fabio Borini and then astonishingly completed the turnaround with a Giampaolo Pazzini penalty.

An action-packed first half brought a host of chances but no goals, as Marash Kumbulla had an early header disallowed and Juve hit crossbar and post respectively through Douglas Costa and the Ronaldo.

The second period was generally a cagier affair until Ronaldo claimed a club record in the 65th minute, taking his Serie A tally to 20 for the season, but Borini scored for only the second time this term and Pazzini converted from 12 yards to give Juve's title challengers Inter and Lazio a boost after Leonardo Bonucci handled.

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Match Events

10' Excellent save from Szczesny!

GREAT SAVE! It's not clear if it was a cross or a shot, but Faraoni drills the ball towards goal from the right wing and it looks like it's sneaking under the crossbar. Szczesny's alert at his near post and tips it over with his fingertips.

19' OFF THE BAR! Costa almost scores

OFF THE BAR! Costa picks up the ball on the halfway line and makes a driving run through Verona's half. He takes his shot from the edge of the box and the power beats Silvestri but it bounces back off the crossbar.

23' OFFSIDE! Kumbulla scores but goal is disallowed

IT'S DISALLOWED! There's a long check on the goal by VAR and they've decided that Kumbulla was actually offside when the cross was put into the box and Szczesny will be relieved! Still 0-0!

36' POST! Ronaldo almost scores

OFF THE POST! Ronaldo cuts inside from the left and is given so much space on the edge of the box. It's not the best shot as it bounces along the floor but Silvestri was beaten and it rebounds off the bottom of the far post.

41' CLOSE! It's another chance for Ronaldo

CLOSE! It's another chance for Ronaldo and he curls his shot around Gunter as he aims for the bottom right corner again. He's not as close this time as his shot flies wide of the far post.

65' GOAL! Verona 0-1 Juventus (Ronaldo)

JUVENTUS TAKE THE LEAD! Ronaldo starts the move in his own half by playing the one-two with Bentancur as he makes a driving run forward that Rrahmani can't keep up with. He keeps his cool on the edge of the box and hits his shot into the bottom-left corner. 1-0 Juventus!

76' GOAL! Verona 1-1 Juventus (Borini)

VERONA EQUALISE! Pjanic tries to poke the ball away from Borini but ends up playing it right into his path. He gets one-on-one with Szczesny and curls his shot around the goalkeeper and into the bottom-right corner. 1-1!

86' Penalty Goal! Verona 2-1 Juventus (Pazzini)

PENALTY TO VERONA! VAR was having a look at that incident and the referee has gone over to the monitor to see if it was a handball by Bonucci. He had his arm out in front of him and the referee points to the spot.

VERONA LEAD! It's a great penalty by Pazzine as he curls his shot above Szczesny, who went the right way, and into the right side netting to put his side ahead. 2-1 Verona! 

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