Sarri’s  Juventus Claim Ninth Straight Serie A Title

Cristiano Ronaldo dedicated Juventus’ record-extending ninth successive Series A title ‘to the fans’ as they defeated Sampdoria in Turin.

The forward scored his 31st league goal of the season from Miralem Pjanic’s short free-kick and Federico Bernardeschi sealed the victory.

Maurizio Sarri’s side are the only team to win nine consecutive titles in one of Europe’s top five leagues.

It extends their own record, which Bayern Munich had matched in June.

Ronaldo missed the chance to get closer to Ciro Immobile’s tally of 34 at the top of the Series A goal charts as he struck a penalty against the crossbar in the final minutes.

Ronaldo’s goal sees him move to within three of leading Series A goal scorer Immobile, who scored a hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Verona earlier on Sunday.

Ronaldo, 35, has scored 10 goals since football returned in Italy on June 20, more than any other player in Europe, bringing his tally to 31 this season.

He has also matched former Italy World Cup winner, Felice Borel, who was the last player to score 31 goals for Juventus in the 1933-34 season, with two games remaining.