Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty kick for his side but it did not matter as the Serie A leaders brushed aside Chievo 3-0 in a top-versus-bottom clash on Monday night, NAN reports.
Juventus were already two goals ahead when Ronaldo saw his spotkick brilliantly saved by Stefano Sorrentino in the 52nd minute after Mattia Bani handled it.
In spite of the miss, Ronaldo still remains the joint top scorer in Italy’s top flight with 14 goals.
Douglas Costa, Emre Can and Daniele Rugani scored their first goals of the season as Juve restored a nine-point lead over Napoli.
Napoli had cut the gap with Sunday’s 2-1 win over Lazio.
Juventus have 56 points from a possible 60 as they chase an eighth straight title, while bottom side, Chievo have eight points.
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