Cristiano Ronaldo thanked for supportive message by Chievo goalkeeper after injury

Ronaldo's Juventus debut was an eventful one

Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus career began with a victory this weekend, as the Bianconeri beat Chievo 3-2 thanks for a last minute winner from super sub Federico Bernadeschi. Ronaldo was not on the scoresheet but was a constant threat in behind and tested the Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino several times, but could not beat the Italian. When the score was locked at 2-2 with the clock ticking down, Juventus thought that they had sealed the win when Mario Mandžukić headed the ball in after a goalmouth scramble, only for the goal to be disallowed after an accidental clash between Cristiano Ronaldo and Sorrentino was spotted via VAR. The Chievo goalkeeper took a knee to the face and came off worst from the collision and had to be substituted. Ronaldo sent a message of support to Sorrentino after the match, for which the 39-yer-old expressed his gratitude on social media. https://twitter.com/Sorrentino/status/1031301479129403396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1031301479129403396&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fsorrentino-thanks-legend-ronaldo-for-message-of-support%2F6flod4ixn5h71rqsyjjfso023 "I have received a message of closeness and prompt recovery from Cristiano Ronaldo. Thank you legend!", the tweet read.