Embattled Ronaldo scores for Juventus
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cristiano ronaldo embroiled in rape allegations scored for juventus in saturdays serie a game against udinese1 the portuguese forward lashed in the second goal for the italian champions after 37 minutes from the left following a cross from croatias mario mandzukic1 it was his fourth this season for juventus with the 33-year-old celebrating wildly with his teammates1 ronaldo showed no sign of being under pressure despite the damaging accusations made against him and which threaten his multi-million euro sporting empire1 us police on monday re-opened an investigation into accusations by former american model kathryn mayorga that the five-time ballon dor winner raped her in a las vegas hotel in june 20091 ronaldo has strenuously denied the claims and juventus have so far stood behind the 33-year-old superstar who moved to turin in the summer in a 100 million euro 115 million deal from real madrid1 he arrived at udineses compact stadio friuli and was greeted by the enthusiastic cries of dozens of children waiting for the two team buses1 during warm-up before the game he was even approached by a child who came onto the pitch to ask for his autograph1