Cristiano Ronaldo scored two headers as Juventus beat bottom side Crotone to go within eight points of leaders Inter Milan.
Ronaldo turned home an Alex Sandro cross before powering a header in from Aaron Ramsey’s ball, his 70th Serie A goal in just over two and a half years.
Crotone are the 78th team in Europe’s top five leagues to concede a league goal to Ronaldo.
Weston McKennie scored Juve’s third from close range.
Ronaldo is now Serie A’s top scorer this season, with 18 – overtaking Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku.
Line-ups
Juventus
Formation 4-4-2
- 77Buffon
- 13DaniloBooked at 50mins
- 28Demiral
- 4de Ligt
- 12Lobo SilvaSubstituted forFrabottaat 86′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 22ChiesaSubstituted forDi Pardoat 86′minutes
- 14McKennie
- 30BentancurSubstituted forFagioliat 70′minutes
- 8RamseyBooked at 20minsSubstituted forBernardeschiat 76′minutes
- 44KulusevskiSubstituted forMorataat 76′minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 1Szczesny
- 9Morata
- 31Pinsoglio
- 33Bernardeschi
- 36Di Pardo
- 37Dragusin
- 38Frabotta
- 41Fagioli
- 51Peeters
Crotone
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Cordaz
- 32Lopes Pereira
- 6Magallán
- 5Golemic
- 13LupertoSubstituted forMarroneat 45′minutesBooked at 52mins
- 30Messias
- 17MolinaSubstituted forZanellatoat 71′minutes
- 77Vulic
- 69RecaSubstituted forRispoliat 67′minutes
- 7OunasSubstituted forSimyat 72′minutes
- 54Di CarmineSubstituted forRivièreat 77′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Cigarini
- 11Dragus
- 16Festa
- 21Zanellato
- 22Crespi
- 24D’Aprile
- 25Simy
- 33Rispoli
- 34Marrone
- 44Petriccione
- 95da Silva
- 97Rivière
- Referee:
- Valerio Marini
Match Stats
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Match ends, Juventus 3, Crotone 0.
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Second Half ends, Juventus 3, Crotone 0.
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Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
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Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Vladimir Golemic.
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Gianluca Frabotta (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Gianluca Frabotta (Juventus).
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Andrea Rispoli (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli with a cross.
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Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Gianluca Frabotta.
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Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Danilo.
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Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
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Substitution, Juventus. Alessandro Di Pardo replaces Federico Chiesa.
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Substitution, Juventus. Gianluca Frabotta replaces Alex Sandro.
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Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Messias.
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Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Nicolo Fagioli.
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Attempt blocked. Milos Vulic (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.