Ronaldo becomes leading Portuguese scorer in Serie A

Ronaldo so far has 43 goals in his Serie A career for Juventus.

Bologna: Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday (local time) became the leading Portuguese scorer in the history of Serie A.

He achieved the feat in Juventus' match against Bologna. Ronaldo scored off a penalty in the first half and as a result, he became the leading Portuguese scorer, a leading football website reported.

With this goal, Ronaldo surpassed Rui Costa to achieve the feat.

Ronaldo so far has 43 goals in his Serie A career for Juventus.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Costa had scored 42 goals in 339 games during his stint with Fiorentina and Milan in Italy's top-flight between 1996 to 2004.

The record comes at a good time for Ronaldo as he was recently criticised following his indifferent performance in Juventus' Coppa Italia final defeat at the hands of Napoli.

Juventus defeated Bologna 2-0 and as a result of this win, the side has gone four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings.

The goal was Ronaldo's 22nd in the current season of Serie A.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri, however, said after Bologna clash that Ronaldo just needs time to get back to his best following the enforced break put forward by the coronavirus pandemic.

"I spoke to Cristiano again yesterday, alone and for a long time. He mustn't lose his confidence," Sarri told reporters as per a leading news daily.

"I hope that from tomorrow the fantastic player of old will come back. It's just that he's not physically at his best right now."

During 2018-19 season, he had registered 21 goals for Juventus.

Ronaldo also remains the top Portuguese scorer in Premier League history having scored 84 times in 196 appearances.

He is the also the leading Portuguese scorer in La Liga history having registered 311 goals in 292 appearances for Real Madrid.