Cristiano Ronaldo returned from coronavirus to rescue Juventus from a third straight Serie A stalemate with a brace in their 4-1 win at Spezia on Sunday.
Ronaldo was still only fit enough to make the bench, however, and watched on as Alvaro Morata’s opener was cancelled out by Tommaso Pobega in fortuitous fashion and the Bianconeri subsequently toiled.
Inevitably, Pirlo turned to his talisman and the 35-year-old netted just 126 seconds after his arrival, later converting a Panenka penalty for his second after fellow substitute Adrien Rabiot had all but secured a welcome victory.
Other Results:
Crotone 1-2 Atalanta
Inter Milan 2-2 Parma
Bologna 3-2 Cagliari
Udinese 1-2 Milan
Torino 3-4 Lazio
Napoli 0-2 Sassuolo
Roma 2-0 Fiorentina
Sampdoria 1-1 Genoa
Verona 3-1 Benevento
