Ronaldo and Ramsey on focus on as Juventus overwhelm Sassuolo
Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Welshman Aaron Ramsey helped Juventus to secure a good 3-1 victory above 10-man Sassuolo in Serie A good on Sunday, lifting the champions to fourth place found in the standings.
Following their win in leaders AC Milan in midweek, Juventus struggled to build various chances in the initially half, but their trigger was aided following Pedro Obiang was sent off for a unsafe tackle in Federico Chiesa just before halftime.
Juventus capitalised on the numerical benefit as Danilo was left in plenty of space to fire home a fierce opener in the 50th minute, but the lead lasted simply eight minutes as Gregoire Defrel levelled to stun the hosts.
Ramsey, who has been around and out from the side this year, put Juve in the front in the 82nd minute along with his first aim of the growing season. In contrast, Serie A top scorer Ronaldo got his season's tally to 15 as he struck in stoppage-time to full the win.
The effect helped Juve close the gap with leaders Milan to seven points, having played one game less