Ronaldo equals 61-year-old Juventus goalscoring record

Cristiano Ronaldo is beginning to find his feet in Italy and has already notched up his first goalscoring record for Juventus.

Having originally struggled to adapt to life with the Old Lady, The Portugal striker has now notched seven goals in his first 10 Serie A start – the first player to do so in 61 years.

That feat seemed unlikely at the beginning of the season, when he failed to net in any of his first three appearances, drawing blanks against Chievo Verona, Lazio and Parma.

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However, a double against Sassoulo got the 33-year-old back on track and a run of five goals in his last five matches has seen him reach a tally on matched by the great John Charles.

The Wales legend, nicknamed il Gigante Buono by Juventus fans – the Gentle Giant – scored seven in his firs ten matches for Juventus after joining the Bianconeri from Leeds back in 1957.

He went on to score 28 times in his first season in Serie A, but you have the feeling Ronaldo will be looking to surpass that.

Having surpassed the 40-goal mark in each of his last eight season with Real Madrid, he’ll be setting his sights on an altogether larger haul, one that many will believe he is still capable of.

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Indeed, the father of recently axed Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui thinks as much, declaring the club ‘stole 50 goals from my son’ by selling him to the Italian champions.

Juventus are back in action on Saturday evening when they host Cagliari as they look to expand their lead at the top of Serie A.