Serie A

It had looked as though Ronaldo would endure a no less frustrating affair than on his return to Spain, as he failed to convert a succession of chances against the promoted hosts.
But a heavy deflection from Miralem Pjanic's initial attempt dropped kindly for the 33-year-old to exorcise his demons and Bernardeschi was on hand to crown a well-constructed counter attack.

educed to tears on Wednesday, Ronaldo's mood was hardly helped in a scoreless opening 45 minutes at Stadio Benito Stirpe.

Marco Capuano hooked his poacher's effort off the line in the seventh minute and a second attempt soon after drew a sharp near-post save from Marco Sportiello.

Irritation turned to angst when he sliced over the bar just prior to the hour before Sportiello, on loan from Atalanta, added to Frosinone's increasing hope of a famous result.

The goalkeeper bravely dived at Ronaldo's feet to smother an inventive backheel in a sign of the hosts' commitment to escaping with a point.

In the end, though, there was to be no denying Juve's main man.
He finally broke the deadlock in the 81st minute and provided a key pass in the lead-up to Bernardeschi's breakaway second, the substitute picking out the bottom corner to make safe Juve's three-point buffer atop Serie A.

What it means: Bianconeri battle to the end

Just as they did on the way to overcoming Chievo on the opening weekend, Juve demonstrated patience in unpicking a lesser opponent.

Remaining dangerous until the death is a precious skill that makes an eighth consecutive Scudetto seem almost assured.

Ronaldo unbroken

This was a test of character for Ronaldo and he once more proved to be of tough mental fibre.

It would have been easy for the forward to fade out of the contest after a string of lost opportunities but, even at the end of a testing week, he maintained concentration to play a decisive role.