Juventus put in another poor performance, but Cristiano Ronaldo pounced on two Udinese errors late on to give them the victory to catch Atalanta and Milan in second.
Match Report
A lacklustre performance from Andrea Pirlo's men saw them almost squander the opportunity to leapfrog Napoli and AC Milan into third place in Serie A.
Udinese, who had lost three of their previous five league matches before this one, stunned last year's Serie A champions by going ahead in the 10th minute.
Winger Nahuel Molina's latched onto Rodrigo de Paul's cross into the box to strike into the top of the goal, leaving Juventus players aghast.
Despite enjoying almost two-thirds possession for most of the match, Juventus could not break down Udinese's resilient defence until a Ronaldo free-kick in the 82nd minute was adjudged to have struck de Paul's arm and a penalty was awarded.
The Portuguese duly stepped up and smashed the ball home to secure a crucial point for the Bianconeri.
Then in stoppage time, substitute Adrien Rabiot sent a cross into the box and Ronaldo crashed a header past Udinese goal-keeper Simone Scuffet to take all three points for Juventus.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
9' GOAL! Udinese 1-0 Juventus (Molina)
27' CLOSE! McKennie's header wide out
37' Ronaldo's header over the bar
43' Yellow Card! Arslan booked
52' Arslan's shot wide out
59' Ronaldo's long shot stopped
66' Larsen's long shot wide out
83' GOAL! Udinese 1-1 Juventus (Ronaldo)
89' GOAL! Udinese 1-2 Juventus (Ronaldo)
Line-ups
Udinese XI: Okaka, Pereyra, Larsen, Nuytinck, T. Arslan, De Paul, S. Scuffet, Bonifazi, Walace, Rodrigo Becão, N. Molina
Subs: Llorente, F. Forestieri, De Maio, Zeegelaar, Samir, Makengo, T. Ouwejan, P. Mićin, M. Gasparini, M. Palumbo
Juventus XI: Ronaldo, Bonucci, Szczesny, Cuadrado, Danilo, Sandro, Dybala, Bernardeschi, Bentancur, De Ligt, McKennie
Subs: Buffon, Chiellini, Ramsey, Pinsoglio, Morata, Rabiot, Arthur, Kulusevski, G. Vrioni, Félix Correia, R. Drăgușin
31443336(deleted)
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It seems like CR7(🐐) is doing the impossible to drive Juventus from going to Europa League 👀 Haters👀It is hard to see the failure of a motivator.✅✅✅✅✅✅
Chukslove1
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Ronaldo is Tired of Saving Juventus You deserve my respect sir
Anthony99
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Ronaldo after 80 minute : Oh sh*t I need to play Champions League next season 🤣 gg comeback 👏👏
mzeereal
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Official Ronaldo kept the haters quiet tonight
biengAuthentic
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For all us ronaldo fans out there....Give a thumbs up👍, for the haters have FAILED👎
danoni31
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Imagine a udinese fan who went to the toilet at 80th min and came back at 90th min
Richyaw1234
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G.O.A.T for a reason
iamsomeonehehept2
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IF messi did the same, AF would give him 10.0 rating
goat91
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Rule No 1 : Never doubt CR7 🔥 Rule No 2 : Never forget Rule No 1
Halamadrid900
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Name: Ronaldo ❎ Name: GOAT✅
Nfrancis340
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Ronaldo send signal that he is not interested in Europa league
Zadeenyero10
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Cristiano Ronaldo always steps up when it matters 👏💪 does GOAT have fans on AF
cristiano_blitzer_7
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As we have learned its never over until its over...❤️
N0_N0NsENSE
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PIRLO to CR7
Adil20176
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Juventus 90% goals scored by 👑 Cr7
Jeffery419
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CR7 proved that he's a Goat 🐐 today, really admire him
ishti
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Cristiano fans after he rescued his team once again
Jayshinde1234
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Ronaldo Is Really Game Changer......... I Repeat RONALDO is Game Changer
AntonyPrabu
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That free kick almost went into the net but that fucking Paul destroyed that beauty
Dragonkai
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Ronaldo to Cassano who was talking trash about him[Crylaugh]
corruption
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I find GIF on this amazing website. Click here: https://bit.ly/3aYR9Kp
Halamadrid900
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Me after Ronaldo saved my bet[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Abdisudais
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You mean the seria A title race🤣🤣🤣
Bro you on Ronaldo’s dick and you so triggered by him🤡did you went through every comment section and said the same thing 🤡get of his nuts
Luobdentuy
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I'm a Barcelona fan and in all honesty I adore and still prize Ronaldo better than Messi. The fact that he's played and excel in Portugal, in England, the Spanish Laliga and now in Italy demostrate his rare ability and ingenuity. Messi has only played in Spain and who knows he might not excel in other tough European leagues as CR7. Not until otherwise, many analyst still prefer Ronaldo on a higher rung for this natural ability to be best in wherever and whenever.
Kingziz
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The goat proof himself once again
Jenil Chauhan
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Image sums it all up
jahdaddy19
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IF messi did the same, AF would give him 10.0 rating
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Bro that’s cuz Messi is more than just goals. All Ronaldo did in this match was score two goals. Messi would create chances and have other opportunities. Ur argument is invalid
zeyaeiopsz
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IF messi did the same, AF would give him 10.0 rating
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AF is biased to Messi. However, Messi involves more in the game and does more than just scoring. So a bit higher rating is expected.
vosabdknt
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IF messi did the same, AF would give him 10.0 rating
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U re rite brother stupid AF
CR7theworld
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IF messi did the same, AF would give him 10.0 rating
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31443336(deleted)
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It seems like CR7(🐐) is doing the impossible to drive Juventus from going to Europa League 👀 Haters👀It is hard to see the failure of a motivator.✅✅✅✅✅✅
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Don't give me terrible comments about CR7(🐐) and Messi(🐐) because they have made foot⚽ brighter than the rest of sporting activities.⚽🐐🐐✅