Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus reacts after a chance for the team to score a fourth goal is wasted during the Serie A match between Juventus and FC Crotone at on February 22, 2021 in Turin, Italy.
Turin: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus got back to winning ways by beating bottom club Crotone 3-0 in Serie A on Monday.
Ronaldo could even have had a hat trick in the first half.
Weston Mckennie sealed the result after the break.
Juventus moved up to third on the table, eight points behind Serie A leader Inter Milan, having played a match less.
It was Crotone’s fifth successive defeat and left it eight points from safety.
Juventus were looking for a big win after a disappointing week. The Bianconeri lost at Porto 2-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday, days after losing at Napoli 1-0 in Serie A.
Ronaldo hadn’t scored for Juventus since the start of the month. He came close on a couple of occasions before breaking the deadlock in the 38th minute when he headed in an Alex Sandro cross.
Ronaldo doubled his tally in first-half stoppage time with another impressive header, this time from an Aaron Ramsey cross.
The 36-year-old Ronaldo should have had a hat trick moments later but he fired Ramsey’s pass narrowly wide of the right post.
⚽️⚽️⚽️ Three goals and three even BIGGER points! 👌👌👌#JuveCrotone #FinoAllaFine #ForzaJuve
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) February 22, 2021
Crotone never looked like getting back into the match and Juventus wrapped up the win in the 66th when a corner eventually came through to McKennie and he controlled it on his chest before firing into the back of the net.