This archive report was first published on 6 January 2020.
On Monday, January 6, 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick to lift Juventus to the top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari.
Portugal forward Ronaldo struck for the fifth consecutive league game to move the champions back above Inter Milan in their first match since the Italian SuperCup defeat to Lazio in Saudi Arabia last month.
"I'm happy with this first hat-trick. But the important thing is the team, which played very well," said Ronaldo.
"We had to win to go ahead and put Inter under pressure."
Meanwhile, Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed to make an impact in his debut for AC Milan in a goalless draw against Sampdoria.
The 38-year-old Swedish star came on for Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek to deafening applause from the 58,000 crowd in his first appearance after rejoining the club last week.
However, there was little else to cheer for the hosts who extended their winless run to three games and remain 12th in the table.
"The disastrous defeat in Bergamo has remained within us," said Milan coach Stefano Pioli after the 5-0 loss to Atalanta last time out.
"It is a shame not to have won. Ibra's impact was absolutely positive," Pioli added.
