Cristiano Ronaldo breaks 59 year old Serie A record
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Cristiano Ronaldo became only the 4th player to score atleast 33 goals in a calendar year in Seria A, after scoring twice in Juventus’ win over Parma.
Ronaldo equalled former Juventus forward Omar Sivori’s goal haul from 1961 – the joint-third most in a single year behind Gunnar Nordahl and Felice Borel .
Cristiano Ronaldo also wins Golden Foot award for the first time this season
Stefano Nyers scored 32 league goals in 1951 while Sivori scored 33 in 1961, Ronaldo has a game to go in this calendar year to break that record.
However, he will struggle to meet the overall record holder, Felice Borel, who scored 41 goals in 1933.But four goals in his next game will help him meet Gunnar Nordahl who scored 36 league goals in 1950.
He could move further up the list as Juventus have one more league match to play in 2020 – a home meeting with Fiorentina on Tuesday.
Ronaldo’s 33 goals have come from 174 attempts – at least 67 more than any other player – giving him a shot conversion rate of 27.73, which compares to 28.26 for Ciro Immobile, who is the next highest scorer this year in Serie A with 26 for Lazio.
Cristiano also won the Golden Foot award, becoming the 17th recipient of the award.
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