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Cristiano Ronaldo 'Happy' to Score 1st Juventus Goal, 'Was a Little Tense'

Cristiano Ronaldo has acknowledged he was "a little tense" prior to opening his Juventus account with a match-winning brace in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Sassuolo.

Scrutiny was at a high after the €100 million summer signing from Real Madrid failed to find the back of the net in his first three Serie A outings, but he told Mediaset (h/t Goal's Stephen Creek) of his relief to get off the mark:

"Sassuolo defend well, but we put in an intense performance and deserved to win.

"I really wanted to score these first goals and I'm happy to have found the net.