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Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo rose more than 2.5 meters (8 feet) to score a header against Sampdoria in a Serie A match, his team Juventus confirmed Thursday.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No... it is @CRISTIANO! 🔥#SampJuve pic.twitter.com/Fb0iSaMp1o

— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) December 18, 2019

Ronaldo scored his team's second goal Wednesday with an incredible header by jumping 71 centimeters (30 inches) on a cross by Brazilian left-back Alex Sandro in the 45th minute of the match.

"Last night, Cristiano Ronaldo trended across social platforms for his excellent goal that proved to be the decisive strike