Published 12:03 IST, July 27th 2020
Ciro Immobile's hat-trick vs Verona takes him past Ronaldo, level with Lewandowski
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile scored thrice against Verona to edge past Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo and level with Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski.
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race for European Golden Boot is far from over, it would appear. Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski's goal tally was levelled by Lazio striker Ciro Immobile after his hat-trick against Verona on Sunday, taking his number to 34 in Serie A. He also bagged a three-goal le in race over Juventus ace Cristia Ronaldo.
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Ciro Immobile hat-trick: Italian overtakes Cristia Ronaldo goals in Serie A
Verona's Sofyan Amrabat broke delock from a spot-kick in 39th minute. However, le did t last long for Verona after Ciro Immobile scored a penalty in injury time of first half after a handball in penalty area. 30-year-old chipped over Boris Ruvic in 83rd minute to double his goal tally, followed by his third of night, from spot-kick. Besides Immobile, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Joaquin Correa also scored for Simone Inzaghi.
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Ciro Immobile hat-trick levels Lewandowski goals for Bundesliga
hat-trick for Ciro Immobile took his tally to 34 goals in Serie A. He has w levelled Lewandowski's tally in Bundesliga. Immobile also les goalscoring charts in Italian competition, ahe of Juventus star Cristia Ronaldo. Portuguese forward scored against Sampdoria on Sunday to take his tally to 31 goals in league.
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Cristia Ronaldo goals: Portuguese has four Golden Boots
Cristia Ronaldo holds record of winning second-most European Golden Boots behind arch-rival Lionel Messi. 35-year-old has been European top scorer on four occasions, while Messi has won it a massive six times. However, Argentina international is out of race this term, having netted 25 times with LaLiga season alrey concluded.
Despite his magnificent goal tally, Ciro Immobile's Lazio failed to beat Juventus to clinch Serie A title. Inzaghi's men w occupy third spot in league with 75 points, tied with Atalanta. On or hand, Ronaldo's Juventus clinched ir ninth consecutive Serie A title with victory against Sampdoria, bagging 83 points with two games yet to be played. Meanwhile, Ciro Immobile's side will next come up against Brescia on Wednesday.
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Im courtesy: AP/Bayern Twitter
12:03 IST, July 27th 2020