#1 Overhead kick
It is strange that the moment that might have propelled him to join Juventus is one of the greatest of his career with the Galacticos. Cristiano Ronaldo always had an obsession with scoring an overhead kick goal.
However, despite continuous efforts, he couldn’t get the ball to hit the net. Either the post or a brilliant save always ruined his efforts. But it was all worth it because of what happened in Turin.
It was the first leg of the quarter-final in Turin. This is where they got knocked out of the Champions League in 2015 as the hosts won 2-1 and Madrid couldn’t overcome the deficit in the return leg at the Bernabeu.
So, technically, it was the extra goal in Turin that knocked them out of the competition. Madrid were confident, however, as they won the Champions League title in 2017 after beating Juventus in the final.
Ronaldo was fresh coming into the match and continued his assault against the Bianconeri by scoring a goal in the third minute itself. However, the next goal that the Portuguese scored immortalized him in Turin.
A flighted cross from the right saw Ronaldo pounce in the air with an overhead kick that flew straight past Buffon and into the net. Such was the craft of the goal that Juventus fan in the stadium gave him a standing ovation – something that he never received in away stadiums in his career.
In the end, that might have been the moment when Juventus won him over as he now going to fight for the honor of those very fans week in and week out.