PERFECT 10 FOR RONNIE
ADRIAN STILES Udinese 0 Juventus 2
UNSTOPPABLE Juventus maintained their perfect start to the season after 10 matches when first-half goals from Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristiano Ronaldo gave them a win.
The Turin side, chasing an eighth successive title, have 24 points from their eight matches in Serie A and have won their first two games in the Champions League.
Uruguay midfielder Bentancur’s goal was his first since joining Juventus at the start of last season while Ronaldo (below) took his tally to four since his move from Real Madrid.
Juve dominated the opening half hour and broke through in the 33rd minute with a counterattack as Bentancur set Joao Cancelo away on the right and headed in the Portugal full-back’s pinpoint cross.
Four minutes later, Mario Mandzukic won a loose ball in the penalty area and teed the ball up for Ronaldo to fire a venomous drive past Simone Scuffet.
Antonin Barak hit the post for Udinese and Kevin Lasagna had a shot cleared off the line either side of half-time but otherwise, Juventus continued to dominate.
Federico Bernardeschi and Ronaldo were denied further goals by Scuffet who also tipped a Cancelo shot on to the crossbar.
There was a huge upset in Spain as Alaves scored deep into stoppage time to defeat Real Madrid 1-0 thanks to Manu Garcia’s goal. The win sent them top of La Liga for the first time since 1931.
And in the Bundesliga, champions Bayern Munich were humbled 3-0 at home against Borussia Monchengladbach. Alassane Plea, Lars Stindl and Patrick Herrmann got the goals.