Match ends, Juventus 2, Parma 1.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored for a seventh successive Serie A game as his brace gave leaders Juventus victory at home to Parma.
Ronaldo opened the scoring two minutes before half-time with a deflected effort off Matteo Darmian.
Andreas Cornelius' powerful header restored parity, but Ronaldo slotted home Paulo Dybala's pass to restore Juve's lead three minutes later.
The result lifts Juventus four points clear of second-placed Inter Milan.
Ronaldo is the first player to score in seven consecutive league games for Juventus since David Trezeguet netted in nine successive matches in 2005.
The Portuguese forward went close to completing his hat-trick in the second half, shooting straight at Parma goalkeeper Luigi Sepe from a tight angle.
Juventus keeper Wojciech Szczesny had to be on his toes to deny Jasmin Kurtic and Hernani as the visitors pushed for a late equaliser, while Matthijs de Ligt did well to block Mattia Sprocati's goal-bound effort late on.
Inter Milan failed to put pressure on Maurizio Sarri's side earlier in the day, drawing 1-1 with struggling Lecce.
Line-ups
Juventus
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Szczesny
- 16Ju Cuadrado
- 4de Ligt
- 19Bonucci
- 12Alex SandroSubstituted forDaniloat 21'minutes
- 25Rabiot
- 5Pjanic
- 14Matuidi
- 8RamseySubstituted forHiguaínat 59'minutes
- 10DybalaSubstituted forDouglas Costaat 81'minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 11Douglas Costa
- 13Danilo
- 20Pjaca
- 21Higuaín
- 23Can
- 24Rugani
- 31Pinsoglio
- 33Bernardeschi
- 41Coccolo
- 77Buffon
Parma
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Sepe
- 36Darmian
- 2Iacoponi
- 22Bruno Alves
- 28Gagliolo
- 21ScozzarellaSubstituted forSprocatiat 66'minutes
- 10Azevedo Júnior
- 44KulusevskiSubstituted forSiligardiat 88'minutes
- 33Kucka
- 19KurticBooked at 71mins
- 9IngleseSubstituted forCorneliusat 44'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Dermaku
- 11Cornelius
- 15Brugman
- 16Laurini
- 17Barillà
- 26Siligardi
- 34Colombi
- 53Alastra
- 93Sprocati
- 97Pezzella
- Referee:
- Marco Di Bello
Match Stats
Home TeamJuventusAway TeamParma
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away6
- Corners
- Home10
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Parma 1.
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Hand ball by Simone Iacoponi (Parma).
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Corner, Parma. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
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Corner, Parma. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
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Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
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Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Douglas Costa with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Luigi Sepe.
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Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
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Attempt saved. Luca Siligardi (Parma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Cornelius.
Substitution
Substitution, Parma. Luca Siligardi replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
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Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Simone Iacoponi (Parma).
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Corner, Parma. Conceded by Danilo.
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Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Bruno Alves (Parma).
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Corner, Parma. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
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Attempt blocked. Mattia Sprocati (Parma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
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Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
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Mattia Sprocati (Parma) wins a free kick on the left wing.