Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 50 goals in the Italian league, after his double in Fiorentina, where his team won 3-0, to score in the ninth game in a row with the prestigious competition.
Ronaldo, 35, managed to reach the 50th goal in just 70 games, outperforming many stars in the Italian league, and even faster than the two Dutch legends Marco van Basten and French Michel Platini.
But where does Juventus stand among the stars who were the fastest to score 50 goals in Serie A? And who beats the “Don” in achieving this achievement?
The only player who surpasses Ronaldo in this achievement, Andrei Shevchenko, who scored 50 goals in 69 games, just one match behind the Portuguese legend.
The Ukrainian, who is among the icons of Milan, had scored 29 goals in the first season with the Lombard team and then reached 50 goals in his second season by scoring two goals in a 3-2 victory over Rome, on January 21, 2001.
“Shiva” became the second top scorer for Milan in 2006, behind the Swedish Gunnar Nordal, and ended his career with the Italian club, which lasted 7 years, with 175 goals in 296 games.
The Portuguese Ronaldo is ahead of the Brazilian Ronaldo in achieving the fifty goals, where the latter, who played for Inter Milan and Milan, managed to reach this number of goals in 77 games.
The Brazilian reached the 50th goal while Inter beat Piacenza 2-0, on October 2, 1999.
Inter paid a world record for Barcelona in 1997, amounting to 13.2 million pounds, for the services of the Brazilian player.
As for the Dutch star, Van Basten is ranked fourth among the most prominent players who achieved this achievement.
And it took the Milan legend 3 seasons to reach 50 goals, in match 83, where he scored the 50th goal of a penalty kick against Cesana on January 7, 1990, and ended his career in Italy with 125 goals.
The fifth is Frenchman Platini, who has scored 50 goals in 84 games.
The French playmaker scored his 50th goal in his second season with Juventus, and he did so after he scored two goals against his local rival Torino during the derby match on February 26, 1984.
Platini was crowned top scorer in the Italian League and Player of the Year in Europe, in the seasons 1982-1983, 1983-1984 and 1984-1985.
