Top 10 goalscorers in the race for the European Golden Shoe 2019-20

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | 62 points

Ronaldo has been unstoppable for Juventus

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo came under fire for his relatively poor vein of form in the opening ten games of the season which saw him score just five goals. However, from the back end of 2019 till the end of the campaign, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner showed his class with one incredible display after another.

Ronaldo ended the Serie A campaign with 31 goals in 33 games for the Bianconeri. Out of those 31, 21 came in 2020, en-route the former Real Madrid legend breaking a host of Serie A records. He became the quickest-ever player to reach 50 goals in Serie A, having achieved the feat in just 61 games. Ronaldo also became the highest-scoring Portuguese in Italy during the 2019/20 season.

10 - Cristiano #Ronaldo is the 1st #Juventus' player to have found the net in 10 successive games played by the Bianconeri in the history of the Serie A. Star.#VeronaJuve pic.twitter.com/U8UZVSesWK

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) February 8, 2020

The 35-year-old's 31 goals are worth a total of 62 points, which sees him rank third on this list. Ronaldo also had five assists to show for as he lifted his second Serie A title in as many years.

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#2 Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 68 points

Lewandowski has been in the form of his life

Bayern Munich ace Robert Lewandowski has had a season for the record books in 2019/20. The Polish striker has always been known to be a serial goalscorer throughout his career, but this year, he's undisputedly had his best-ever club season, let alone that for Bayern Munich.

Lewandowski ended the Bundesliga season with a breathtaking 34 goals in 31 games, averaging more than one goal per game. Across all competitions, the Pole has recorded 52 goals for Bayern, along with eight assists — the best return Lewandowski has ever had in a season.

4 - Robert Lewandowski is only the second player to have scored 4+ goals in a Champions League game on more than one occasion, along with Lionel Messi. Phenomenal. pic.twitter.com/i8VIqtyMY0

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2019

The 31-year-old has been in the form of his life for the Bavarian giants and helped them lift their eighth successive Bundesliga title. He would hope to fire Bayern to a historic treble after as they are in pole position to compete for European glory.

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#1 Ciro Immobile | SS Lazio | 72 points

Immobile is the first Italian winner of this award since Francesco Totti

Since 2007/08, only two players not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo have won the European Golden Shoe — and they were Uruguayan icons Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan. Lazio's Ciro Immobile became the third addition to this illustrious list of incredible goalscorers in 2019/20 after a simply magical season with the capital club.

The Italian international scored an astonishing 36 goals in 37 league games for Lazio, firing them to a third-placed finish guaranteeing European football in the process. He also registered nine assists, taking his overall contribution in Serie A to 45 goals and assists in 37 league fixtures. The Italian's point tally stands at a staggering 72, winning him the European Golden Shoe.

+30 - For the second time only in Serie A history after 1950/51, two players have scored more than 30 goals over a season (Ciro Immobile - 34 & Cristiano Ronaldo - 31). Epic ⚔️. pic.twitter.com/b6qlmyBYb4

— Optajean (@OptaJean) July 27, 2020

Immobile broke a host of records en route this incredible achievement and levelled Gonzalo Higuain's league-high tally of 36 goals. The 30-year-old became the first Italian to win the European Golden Shoe since Francesco Totti in 2006-07.

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