Aaron Ramsey scores on first Juventus start from Cristiano Ronaldo assist after Verona give Old Lady early scare
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AARON RAMSEY wasted no time in getting his Juventus career off the ground with a goal on his full debut.
The Welshman made his first start on Saturday against Hellas Verona after a short cameo in the Champions League - and capped it with a goal.
The underdogs had scored a surprise opener at the home of the Serie A champions, Miguel Veloso volleying in a superb 25-yard effort moments after they had hit the bar from both a penalty and the rebound.
Not to be outdone, Ramsey took aim from distance after Cristiano Ronaldo dug out a pass to the ex-Arsenal midfielder.
And his shot hit the bottom corner via a deflection on 31 minutes.
Reports suggest the 28-year-old is on £400,000-a-week in Turin after his Arsenal contract expired.
Saturday's goal should provide much needed momentum for Ramsey after a hamstring injury and subsequent fitness issues contributed to his absence during the early weeks of the season.
A three-minute runout as Juve squandered a two-goal lead at Atletico Madrid in midweek counted as his highly anticipated debut.
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Ramsey said afterwards he was "proud" to finally play for the Bianconeri having last featured competitively in April.
On Saturday, Juve came back to win 2-1 against Verona thanks to Ronaldo's second-half winner.
Juan Cuadrado was fouled in the area to allow the Portuguese star the chance to score his second of the season and make it three wins from four for the Old Lady.