Ronaldo equals one surprising record after Juve hat-trick
Cristiano Ronaldo became just the second ever player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga on Monday.
The Portuguese superstar stole Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s thunder by scoring a stunning 56th career treble in the 4-0 victory over Cagliari.
Ibrahimovic was marking his sensational return to Serie A by making his second debut for AC Milan in their 0-0 draw with Sampdoria.
But Ronaldo’s stole the show with his first hat-trick for the Old Lady and it ensures he has now achieved the feat across three major European leagues.
His first came for Manchester United in a 6-0 drubbing of Newcastle in 2008.
Following his move to Real Madrid in 2009, the Portuguese superstar then bagged his first of 34 hat-tricks for Los Blancos in a 4-1 win against Mallorca.
The only other player that can boast the same achievement is former Manchester United flop Alexis Sanchez.
The Chilean scored hat-tricks for Arsenal, former club Udinese and for Barcelona.
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But Sanchez can’t match Ronaldo’s record of scoring a hat-trick in his tenth competition.
Including the three European leagues, the superstar has also scored hat-tricks in the Champions League, Copa del Rey, Club World Cup, World Cup, World Cup qualifiers, Euro qualifiers and the UEFA Nations League.
Ronaldo’s fierce rival Lionel Messi has 54 career hat-tricks to his name.