Ronaldo miss helps Juve in another win

CRISTIANO Ronaldo missed an open goal on his Juventus home debut but inadvertently provided an assist for Mario Mandzukic to score as the Serie A champion beat Lazio 2-0.

Juventus, chasing an eighth straight title, has six points from two games after a somewhat fortunate win, but Ronaldo is still waiting for his first goal since his move from Real Madrid.

Piotr Zielinski scored twice as Napoli came from two goals behind to beat AC Milan 3-2 and give new coach Carlo Ancelotti an unforgettable home debut against the side where he spent eight seasons of his coaching career.

Striker Gonzalo Higuain also made his debut for AC Milan, after his loan move from Juventus, but had little impact.

In Turin, Miralem Pjanic rifled Juventus ahead in the 30th minute with a shot from outside the area before Juve added a second in the 75th minute in untidy fashion.

Joao Cancelo’s low cross from the right was partially intercepted by Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha but he succeeded only in pushing the ball to Ronaldo. The Portuguese turned the ball towards goal with his right foot but his left heel blocked the shot and the ball rebounded into the path of Croatia World Cup forward Mandzukic, who scored.

The closest Ronaldo came to breaking his duck was with a vicious dipping effort on the turn in the 71st minute.