Gonzalo Higuain celebrated his return to the starting line-up with his fourth goal in five games as Juventus routed Cagliari 4-0 to move top of Serie A.
The Argentina striker, who signed from rivals Napoli for €90million in the transfer window, was controversially omitted from Juve's XI in the 2-1 Derby d'Italia defeat to rivals Inter at the weekend.
But Higuain made up for lost time and marked an all-action performance with the second goal at Juventus Stadium as the hosts ran out comfortable winners on Wednesday.
Massimiliano Allegri handed a first start of the season to defender Daniele Rugani and the 22-year-old repaid his faith with Juve's opening goal after 14 minutes.
Higuain's effort and Dani Alves' first for the club made it 3-0 before half-time and Juventus were home and dry when Mario Lemina's effort deflected off Luca Ceppitelli in the closing stages.
The result leaves Cagliari with just three points from their opening five Serie A fixtures, while Juventus leapfrogged Napoli - who drew at Genoa - to go top.
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