Bet of the day: Real’s Ronaldo to bag brace or more in Rome

Ronaldo will have fond memories of featuring against the stuttering Serie A side, having bagged his first ever Champions League goals against them during his time with Manchester United, in a memorable 7-1 thumping at Old Trafford.

The mercurial marksman’s latest meeting with the Italians could prove to be just as destructive, following a campaign which has saw him dispatch 32 times in as many appearances, including seven in his previous five outings.

Madrid’s main man has recorded three goals in four career encounters with the Giallorossi and will be highly driven to maintain that strong run of form in this first leg match-up at the Stadio Olimpico.

Despite Ronaldo’s harsh and undeserved criticism by the press ahead of his latest outing on Italian soil, he has still rallied to the summit of the Champions League’s scoring charts this term with 11 strikes.

The prolific Galactico sits miles ahead of a previously injury-plagued Lionel Messi and four goals above Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, making these 5/1 odds on him dispatching a second successive double (£20 max) truly promising.

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