Published 14:59 IST, February 10th 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo's scoring record since Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or is ASTONISHING

Cristiano Ronaldo scored against Verona to make it 10 consecutive Serie A games. We look at his scoring record since Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Cristia Ronaldo has been on fire since turn of new year. After a relatively slow start to season, Ronaldo has taken his scoring record to next level. He has netted a goal in his last 10 consecutive Serie A games. However, an interesting stat sheds light on Ronaldo's insane scoring record. Ronaldo seems to have found his A-game after his arch-rival Lionel Messi won Ballon d'Or on December 2, 2019.

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Ronaldo vs Messi: Cristia steps up after Ballon d'Or loss

Cristia Ronaldo came third in Ballon D'or 2019 behind Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk.  diminutive Argentine left behind Cristia Ronaldo who has won five Ballon d'Ors so far. However, since winning accole, Lionel Messi has h a troublesome time with Barcelona. Lionel Messi has scored just eight times since December 2.

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Meanwhile, Cristia Ronaldo has tched up 16 goals in same time frame. Lazio forward Ciro Immobile comes closest with nine goals since Ballon d'Or ceremony. Italian striker is leing goalscorer in Serie A with 25 goals. However, Cristia Ronaldo is w at 20 goals. On current form, he looks set to catch up with Immobile soon. 

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Cristia Ronaldo was on target on Sunday against Hellas Verona. However, he failed to help his side from succumbing to ir third loss in league. Juventus dropped to second position in Serie A table. y are tied at 54 points with Inter Milan. Antonio Conte's Inter completed a dramatic comeback to win Milan derby 4-2. 

With Champions League kck-out st fixture against Lyon around corner, Cristia Ronaldo hitting top form should be welcome news for manr Maurizio Sarri. Juventus will play AC Milan next on Thursday night in semi-finals of Coppa Italia.

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14:59 IST, February 10th 2020