Juventus came from behind to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win at
Chievo as
Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Turin side on Saturday, although the Portugal captain was not among the scorers in his first
Serie A match.
Ronaldo was thwarted several times the by veteran Chievo goalkeeper, Stefano Sorrentino, and his handball in the buildup led to a late Juventus goal being disallowed.
Sami Khedira put Juventus ahead after three minutes but the visitors were stunned when Mariusz Stepinski levelled seven minutes before the break.
Emanuele Giaccherini then converted a penalty against his former club to give Chievo a shock lead in the 56th minute – only for Chievo’s Mattia Bani, under pressure from the returning Leonardo Bonucci, to deflect a corner into his own net in the 75th minute.
Juventus had a goal disallowed for handball by Ronaldo but, in the next attack, Federico Bernardeschi turned the ball in to give the reigning champions a winning start.