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Ronaldo maintains scoring run as Juve beat Roma in Coppa Italia
Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has continued his scoring run for his club as he helps Juve beat Roma 3-1 on Wednesday night to reach the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
The Portugal striker opened the scoring in the first half when he fired home from Gonzalo Higuain’s cross to make it a 13th goal in his last 10 appearances.
Rodrigo Bentancur and Leonardo Bonucci quickly added two more to make it 3-0 to Juventus before the break.
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Visiting Roma got one back when Cengiz Under’s shot hit the bar and bounced in off goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Juventus will face either AC Milan or Torino in the semi-finals.
Ronaldo’s goal is the seventh the 34-year-old has scored in 2020 and was also his first in the Coppa Italia, meaning he has now scored in 15 different club competitions in his career.
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