Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 11 goals in 19 matches for Juventus this season
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus beat Udinese to go top of Serie A - for a few hours at least.
The Portuguese blasted in a crisp shot from the edge of the area for a fourth goalscoring game in a row.
He then smashed in a first-time shot from Gonzalo Higuain's through ball before Leonardo Bonucci headed home to make it 3-0 before the break.
Ronaldo almost grabbed his first Serie A hat-trick as he hit the post, before Ignacio Pussetto's late consolation.
Juve keeper Gianluigi Buffon made his 646th Serie A appearance, one short of Paolo Maldini's all-time record. It was Buffon's 700th league appearance including Serie B and the French top flight.
Inter Milan will go back to the top if they avoid defeat at Fiorentina (19:45 GMT).
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Line-ups
Juventus
77Buffon
13Danilo
28Demiral
19BonucciSubstituted forde Ligtat 76'minutes
2De Sciglio
25Rabiot
30BentancurBooked at 90mins
10DybalaBooked at 21minsSubstituted forBernardeschiat 75'minutes
14Matuidi
21HiguaínSubstituted forDouglas Costaat 80'minutes
7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
4de Ligt
8Ramsey
11Douglas Costa
12Lobo Silva
20Pjaca
23Can
24Rugani
31Pinsoglio
33Bernardeschi
37Perin
38Muratore
Udinese
1Musso
87De Maio
5Troost-Ekong
17NuytinckBooked at 40mins
18ter Avest
10de PaulSubstituted forSouza Silvaat 67'minutes
38Mandragora
6Fofana
19Stryger LarsenSubstituted forNestorovskiat 87'minutes
15Lasagna
7OkakaSubstituted forPussettoat 61'minutes
Substitutes
2Sierralta
4Opoku
11Souza Silva
23Pussetto
27Perisan
30Nestorovski
50Nascimiento Franca
72Barak
88Andrade
91Teodorczyk
Referee:
Fabrizio Pasqua
Match Stats
Home TeamJuventusAway TeamUdinese
Possession
Home66%
Away34%
Shots
Home24
Away11
Shots on Target
Home9
Away6
Corners
Home9
Away8
Fouls
Home11
Away5
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Match ends, Juventus 3, Udinese 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Juventus 3, Udinese 1.
BookingPosted at 90'+5'
Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 90'+5'
Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
Posted at 90'+5'
Seko Fofana (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!Posted at 90'+4'
Goal! Juventus 3, Udinese 1. Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 90'
Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
Posted at 90'
Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
Posted at 88'
Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 88'
Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Udinese).
Posted at 87'
Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Posted at 87'
Attempt saved. Ilija Nestorovski (Udinese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 87'
Substitution, Udinese. Ilija Nestorovski replaces Jens Stryger Larsen.
Posted at 86'
Attempt missed. Kevin Lasagna (Udinese) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a through ball.
Posted at 85'
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
Posted at 84'
Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Hidde ter Avest (Udinese).
Posted at 83'
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Juan Musso.
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
Posted at 83'
Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danilo.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Juventus. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
SubstitutionPosted at 75'
Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Paulo Dybala.
Posted at 75'
Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Pussetto.
Posted at 74'
Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
Posted at 74'
Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Walace.
Posted at 74'
Attempt saved. Kevin Lasagna (Udinese) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Pussetto.
Posted at 72'
Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
Posted at 72'
Attempt blocked. Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
Posted at 71'
Attempt blocked. Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
Posted at 70'
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Posted at 70'
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
Posted at 67'
Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Udinese. Walace replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
Posted at 65'
Rolando Mandragora (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 63'
Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Posted at 61'
Offside, Udinese. Bram Nuytinck tries a through ball, but Ignacio Pussetto is caught offside.
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Source: bbc.com