Cristiano Ronaldo silences critics with land mark goal to deny Torino a Derby della Mole victory

Just few days after Lionel Messi was exalted again above Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar has responded by silencing his critics.

Lionel Messi put in a show as Barcelona dispatched Liverpool in a champions league semifinal fist leg game played at Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Messi’s display led to plaudits from all over for the Argentine with many claiming Ronaldo should not be counted or mentioned alongside his rival in the ‘GOAT’ argument.

But Ronaldo with his 100th career headed goal silenced his critics as he helped Juventus avoid a derby loss to Torino in a Serie A match played on Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has now been direclty involved in 29 goals (21 scored, 8 assisted) in 29 Serie A appearances this season and 601 career club goals.