- Massimiliano Allegri's men stretch their unbeaten run to 13 games in the Serie A after SPAL victory
- A goal each from Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Mandzukic handed the Old Lady maximum victory in the game
- They battle Valencia in their next Champions League meeting on Tuesday, November 27
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stretches his Serie A goal tally to nine goals after 13 matches in the Italian League.
The Portugal international opened scoring for the Old Lady in the 29th minute after converting Miralem Pjanic free kick from the right side of the opponent's half.
He outran all Spal defenders to tap in the delivery that beat the visitors' defenders and gave his side the lead in the game.
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Mario Mandzukic sealed the victory for the hosts on the hour mark after tapping in from close range a saved shot from Douglas Costa.
As they stretch their unbeaten run in the league to 13 games - 12 wins and one draw to rank first on the log with 37 points.
The hosts made another attempt to add more to the two goals but Ronaldo's shot was parried by Spal's goalkeeper to keep the scoreline 2-0.
Leonardo Semplici's men had a chance to restore parity in the in the 35th minute through Jasmin Kurtic but his effort went straight into the hands of Mattia Perin.
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Douglas Costa was the first Juve player to launch a rocket shot against Alfred Gomis but the goalkeeper was well positioned to stop the ball from going in earlier in the game.
Ronaldo was presented with another superb chance to increase his tally in the game but his shot went off target towards the end of the game.
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After which the referee signaled the end of the game as the home team went away with maximum points as they face Valencia in their next Champions League clash next week.
Legit.ng recalls that Manchester United suffered their first Champions League defeat after losing 1-0 to Italian League side Juventus at Old Trafford.
Paulo Dybala opened scoring for the visitors in the 17th minute after benefiting from a Chris Smalling's weak attempt to clear Cristiano Ronaldo's cross from the left flank.
The Old Lady got the game off to a pressing start after Marcus Rashford fouled Alex Sandro in the first 60 seconds of the game.
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