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2018-2019: First title in Italy

On July 10, 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid to join Juventus. The Portuguese captain signed a four-year contract with the Turin club, which bought him for 105 million euros 147. He will have scored 450 goals in 438 games and won 16 trophies (including 4 Champions League) with the Madrid club 148. He becomes the first thirty-year-old whose transfer cost exceeds 100 million euros 149. On August 20, he was included in the list of three finalists for the UEFA Best Player in Europe 150 Award. On August 30, he finished second to winner Luka Modrić. On September 16, he scored his first goals with Juve on a double in the victory of Juventus against US Sassuolo (2-1 victory at Juventus Stadium), this allowed him to reach the 400 goal mark in the European championships including 311 in La Liga, 84 in the Premier League, 3 in Liga NOS and therefore 2 in Serie A. On September 24, he appeared for the 12th time in his career in the FIFA/FIFPro World XI (Team of the Year) and also finished 2nd in The Best FIFA Player award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018. On November 27, when Juventus won against Valencia, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to have won 100 Champions League matches, including 26 with Manchester United, 71 with Real Madrid and 3 with the Turin club. 151. On December 29, he scored twice in the victory of Juventus against Sampdoria (2-1) and therefore ended the year 2018 with 49 goals scored (6 for Portugal, 28 for Real Madrid and 15 for Juventus ). It's the first time since 2010 that the Portuguese hasn't reached the 50-goal mark in all competitions in a calendar year. On January 16, 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Italian Super Cup against AC Milan by scoring the only goal of the match in the 61st minute; this is his first title with the Italian club152. On March 12, 2019, he scored a hat-trick against Atlético de Madrid allowing Juve to win 3-0 in the knockout stages of the 2019 Champions League153. On April 16, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Ajax Amsterdam, despite his two goals scored in the home and away matches. On April 20, he was crowned Italian champion for the first time in his career and also became the first player in history to win the Premier League (3 times), La Liga (2 times) and Serie A . On May 19, he played his last game of the season with Juventus against Atalanta Bergamo (1-1) on the 37th day of Serie A. He therefore ended his first year in Italy with 28 goals and 10 assists in 43 matches in all competitions. He won the Super Cup in January and the championship in April, but failed in the Italian Cup, a 3-0 defeat against Atalanta in the quarter-finals. He was also voted best player of the year in Serie A by the Lega Serie A.

2019-2020: Goal machine

On July 31, 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo was among the list of 10 players nominated to win The Best FIFA Player award to be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019. A few days later, on August 20, he was also runner-up with Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk to win the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award156,157. On October 14, during Portugal's defeat against Ukraine (2-1) in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 700th goal of his career in all competitions, including 95 for the national team. On January 6, 2020, he scored his first Serie A hat-trick in Juventus' victory against Cagliari (4-0)159. On July 20, 2020, against SS Lazio, Ronaldo scored twice giving victory to Juventus (2-1). He then scored his 50th and 51st goals in Serie A. He became the fastest player to reach 50 goals (in 61 games) in the Italian league. At the same time, he also becomes the first player in history to reach 50 goals in the Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A.

2020-2021: Italian Cup and Capocannoniere

On December 1, 2020, he received the Golden Foot 2020 award. This award recognizes a player for his entire career. On December 13, 2020, after Juventus' victory against Genoa, Ronaldo became the first player to reach the 400-victory mark in the five major European championships in the 21st century. On December 14, 2020, he became a member of the Ballon d'Or Dream Team. On May 13, 2021, during a Juventus success against Sassuolo (3-1), Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th goal in Turin's colors. Despite a disappointing fourth place in Serie A, Cristiano finished top scorer in the Italian league with 29 goals. With this title of Capocannoniere, he becomes the first player to be the top scorer in 3 major championships (England, Spain and Italy). Finally, he wins the Italian Cup 2021, the last title he missed in Italy.