Juve's Ronaldo off the mark, Costa dismissed for spitting

Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus v U.S Sassuolo - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - September 16, 2018 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

MILAN (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo broke his Juventus duck in his fourth game when his second-half brace gave them a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Sunday, although the Turin side's day was marred by a red card for Douglas Costa for spitting at an opponent.

Ronaldo, five-times World Player of the Year, opened his account in the easiest possible fashion by tapping into an empty net from less than two metres in the 50th minute before finishing off a counter-attack to claim his second.