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Cristiano Ronaldo put an end to his action on the San Siro bonnet to allow Juventus to win 2-0 after AC Milan striker, Gonzalo Higuain, missed a penalty against his former team Sunday.
Higuain left Juventus during the off-season after Ronaldo's signing and made a nightmarish match. He was also sent off seven minutes from the end of the match after being sentenced for a foul on Medhi Benatia.
Mario Mandzukic scored the goal early and Ronaldo sealed the result nine minutes from time. Serie A leader Juventus won in Milan to restore their six-point advantage to second-placed Napoli, who beat Genoa 2-1 on Saturday.
It was Ronaldo's first goal in six games at San Siro, having already played in the iconic stadium of Manchester United and Real Madrid.
The Portugal striker ran up to the flag of the corner, inviting all his teammates to celebrate with him.
"I am very happy, especially for the team," said Ronaldo. "We played well in football, it's never easy to play San Siro against Milan.
"We showed that we were superiors, I am very happy, it is an important victory, we have six points ahead of Napoli, I have also scored a goal, I am satisfied."
Milan slipped to fifth place, one point behind fourth-placed Lazio, after the end of the league's three-game winning streak.
"We have faced a winning team for many years and who annually nominates a top player," said Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso. "Our levels are different, maybe the penalty could have changed something but I liked my team, not everything to throw.
"Juventus is not only the strongest team in Italy, it is the most well built in Europe, with Manchester City and Barcelona. the match until the end … but I never had the feeling to go in. to hurt them. "
Juventus were looking to recover from their 2-1 defeat at home against Manchester United and hailed the return of Mandzukic, injured.
It took the Croatian striker less than eight minutes to come out of the stalemate, rushing to the last post to clear his way to Alex Sandro's center from the left.
There were few clear opportunities in a caged match, but Milan was sanctioned with a penalty shortly before halftime when Benatia blocked Higuain's effort with his hand.
Higuain advanced but his shot on goal was weak and Juventus goaltender Wojciech Szczesny was able to tilt him to his right post.
Juventus doubled its total nine minutes from the end. Joao Cancelo's shot was pushed back by Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, but only on Ronaldo's path, who hit the roof of the net closely.
In the other results, Atalanta beat Inter 4-1, Roma beat Sampdoria 4-1, Chievo Verona drew 2-2 against Bologna, Lazio earned a point in the quarter-finals. outside in a 1-1 draw at Sbaduolo, while Empoli beat Udinese in trouble 2-1.
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