Cristiano Ronaldo's three goals all came in the second half
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick as Juventus beat Cagliari.
Ronaldo took advantage of a Ragnar Klavan error early in the second half to give the champions the lead, before scoring a penalty after Marko Rog fouled Paulo Dybala.
Portugal legend Ronaldo then set up Gonzalo Higuain to put Juve 3-0 up.
And moments later he got his 56th career hat-trick when he slipped the ball under goalkeeper Robin Olsen.
The 34-year-old is in his best scoring run since his £99.2m move from Real Madrid in 2018, scoring in each of his last five Serie A games.
Juventus overtake Inter Milan to go top in Serie A, but Inter can go back to the summit if they beat Napoli at 19:45 GMT.
It was Ronaldo's second hat-trick for Juve, having scored three against Atletico Madrid in last season's Champions League last-16 tie. He has scored three hat-tricks for Portugal since then.
The former Manchester United forward is the first player since Alexis Sanchez to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
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Line-ups
Juventus
1Szczesny
16Ju Cuadrado
28Demiral
19Bonucci
12Lobo Silva
25RabiotBooked at 41mins
5Pjanic
8RamseySubstituted forDouglas Costaat 80'minutes
14MatuidiSubstituted forCanat 83'minutes
10DybalaSubstituted forHiguaínat 70'minutes
7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
2De Sciglio
4de Ligt
11Douglas Costa
13Danilo
20Pjaca
21Higuaín
23Can
24Rugani
31Pinsoglio
33Bernardeschi
77Buffon
Cagliari
90Olsen
12CacciatoreSubstituted forFaragòat 61'minutes
40Walukiewicz
15Klavan
33Pellegrini
18Nández
8CigariniSubstituted forOlivaat 85'minutes
6Rog
4Nainggolan
10Geraldino dos Santos GalvãoBooked at 48mins
99SimeoneSubstituted forCerriat 80'minutes
Substitutes
1Bittencourt Pinheiro
3Mattiello
9Cerri
14Birsa
17Oliva
21Ionita
22Lykogiannis
24Faragò
27Deiola
29Castro
34Ciocci
36Carboni
Referee:
Piero Giacomelli
Match Stats
Home TeamJuventusAway TeamCagliari
Possession
Home64%
Away36%
Shots
Home20
Away8
Shots on Target
Home10
Away1
Corners
Home3
Away2
Fouls
Home9
Away15
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Match ends, Juventus 4, Cagliari 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Juventus 4, Cagliari 0.
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by João Pedro.
Posted at 90'+3'
João Pedro (Cagliari) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
Posted at 90'
Attempt saved. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
Posted at 89'
Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luca Pellegrini with a cross.
Posted at 87'
Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 87'
Douglas Costa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Cagliari. Christian Oliva replaces Luca Cigarini.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
Posted at 85'
Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 84'
Hand ball by Emre Can (Juventus).
SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Juventus. Emre Can replaces Blaise Matuidi.
Goal!Posted at 82'
Goal! Juventus 4, Cagliari 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Costa.
Goal!Posted at 81'
Goal! Juventus 3, Cagliari 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Giovanni Simeone.
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Aaron Ramsey.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paolo Faragò with a cross.
Posted at 76'
Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
Posted at 75'
Attempt saved. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
Posted at 74'
Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 73'
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Cagliari).
Posted at 72'
Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Cigarini.
Posted at 71'
Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
Posted at 71'
Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 70'
Substitution, Juventus. Gonzalo Higuaín replaces Paulo Dybala.
Posted at 70'
Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
Goal!Posted at 67'
Goal! Juventus 2, Cagliari 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 66'
Penalty Juventus. Paulo Dybala draws a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 66'
Penalty conceded by Marko Rog (Cagliari) after a foul in the penalty area.
Posted at 65'
Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
Posted at 64'
Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Paolo Faragò.
Posted at 63'
Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Posted at 62'
Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 62'
Foul by Marko Rog (Cagliari).
SubstitutionPosted at 61'
Substitution, Cagliari. Paolo Faragò replaces Fabrizio Cacciatore.
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