Late corner here for the visitors, they are throwing everything at Juventus in an attempt to get a second goal in stoppage time. However, the visitors clear the danger.
90'
There will be a minimum of four minutes added time played at the end of the second half.
89'
This is the most possession that Cagliari have had all game, they are keeping it well and Juventus have everyone behind the ball defending, trying to see the game out.
85'
Not too far away! The hosts work the ball into the final third and Pereiro is played through out to the right and he tries to find the bottom left-hand corner of the net. However, he doesn't quite get his aim right and it flies just wide of the post.
83'
Arthur enters the game and replaces F. Chiesa.
G. Frabotta enters the game and replaces J. Cuadrado.
The other change sees Chiesa replaced by Arthur.
Juventus make some changes of their own as well, with Cuadrado one of those coming off and he has been replaced by Frabotta.
81'
The final Cagliari change sees Duncan replaced by Deiola.
80'
A. Deiola enters the game and replaces A. Duncan.
G. Pereiro enters the game and replaces D. Rugani.
A. Cerri enters the game and replaces G. Simeone.
Rugani also heads off the pitch and he has been replaced by Pereiro.
Cagliari are making a few substitutions now, with their goalscorer Simeone one of those to come off and he has been replaced by Cerri.
79'
As it stands this victory would put Juventus just one point behind Milan in second position in Serie A, however, they would remain 10 points behind the leaders Inter.
77'
There's not long left to play here now, under 15 minutes, can Cagliari get another one to make it a nervy finish for Juventus?
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74'
Nainggolan launches an ambitious effort towards goal from the edge of the penalty area. However, his effort is way off target and goes well wide.
72'
The pace of the game has dropped slightly in the last few minutes, with the changes breaking up the game and neither team have much of a rhythm.
70'
L. Bonucci enters the game and replaces G. Chiellini.
R. Klavan enters the game and replaces L. Ceppitelli.
W. McKennie enters the game and replaces Álvaro Morata.
Juventus have also made a double substitution, with Chiellini one of those coming off and he has been replaced at centre-back by Bonucci.
The other change sees Morata replaced by McKennie.
69'
K. Asamoah enters the game and replaces G. Zappa.
Here come the first Cagliari substitutions of the game, the first of which sees Zappa replaced by Asamoah.
The other change by the hosts, sees Ceppitelli come off and he has been replaced by Klavan.
61'
G. Simeone has scored a goal for Cagliari! Assist by G. Zappa.
Zappa evaded the Juventus defenders and was allowed time to pick out Simeone in the box, who punished the visitors and pulled one back for his side.
GOAL! Cagliari pull one back and make it 3-1! Simeone with the strike on 61 minutes to fire the hosts back into the game. Zappa did really well down the right wing, getting to the byline and he then whipped it into the six-yard and found an unmarked Simeone, who poked it into the back of the net.
59'
Juventus look content with their lead at the moment, they aren't pushing too hard for a fourth goal and seem comfortable. Still no changes by the hosts.
52'
Blocked! Nainggolan finds a little bit of time and space on the edge of the box and goes for goal, but his low effort is well blocked by De Ligt and Juve clear the danger.
50'
Penalty shout! Cagliari are appealing for a penalty after Cuadrado heads a ball down and it strikes his arm. However, nothing is given by the referee and he waves away the protests by the Cagliari players.
48'
The hosts have started the second half with a good high press on Juve, trying to win the ball back early on. Surprisingly they didn't make any changes at the break.
46'
The second half is under way!
45' +4
HALF-TIME: CAGLIARI 0-3 JUVENTUS
45' +2
Cuadrado just needs to be careful as he is already on a yellow card and just produced a poor challenge on Nandez midway into the Juve half of the pitch.
45'
There will be a minimum of four minutes added time played at the end of the first half.
44'
There have been countless times when Cagliari have been caught out at the back and Juventus have the man advantage on the counter. Despite being 3-0 down, they haven't tightened up their defence.
42'
Juventus have dropped the pace of their game in the last few minutes, just comfortably seeing it out until the break with their three-goal advantage. Cagliari are going to have to produce something very special in order to get anything out of this game now.
40'
There’s not long left to play before the end of the first half, can Cagliari pull one back before the half-time whistle, or will Juve make it four?
36'
Almost! Ronaldo once again finds space in behind the Cagliari defence and has an opportunity at goal. However, this time the ball through to him is slightly too heavy and it allows Cragno to race off his line and clear the danger.
34'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces Alex Sandro.
The visitors have made an early substitution, with Sandro the man coming off and he has been replaced by Bernardeschi.
32'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by F. Chiesa.
GOAL! That’s the hat-trick for Ronaldo and he makes it 3-0 to Juventus! It comes from a quick counter as the visitors catch Cagliari out at the back and the ball finds it way to Ronaldo out to the left from Chiesa, he cuts inside and beats his marker, before blasting the ball into the top left-hand corner of the net. Superb finish.
Chiesa has been in fine form down the left wing so far for Juve and this time the winger opened up the space for Ronaldo, switching the play quickly and his teammate did the rest with an excellent finish.
31'
We’re past the half an hour mark now and it remains Juventus who lead 2-0 over Cagliari, thanks to a brace from Ronaldo.
29'
Good defending! A lovely cross is whipped into the Juve penalty area from the left wing and Simeone tries to meet it at the back post, but Chiellini gets their first and sends it behind.
25'
Penalty goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus!
GOAL! Juventus double their lead as Ronaldo makes it 2-0 from the penalty spot! Ronaldo won the penalty after being taken down by Cragno and he converted it as well, powering the ball into the back of the net and that is his second goal of the game.
20'
This is better from Cagliari, they are keeping the ball more in the middle of the pitch and are forcing Juve to get players back behind the ball and defend.
18'
J. Cuadrado gets yellow.
Another Juventus yellow card now, this time it is shown to Cuadrado, for his challenge on Joao Pedro.
14'
Cristiano Ronaldo gets yellow.
Chiesa whips a terrific ball into the box from the left wing and Ronaldo flies in, trying to flick it towards goal. However, Cragno just gets to the ball first and clears the danger, taking a heavy blow in the process, causing Ronaldo to be shown a yellow card.
10'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by J. Cuadrado.
GOAL! Ronaldo fires Juventus into the lead, it’s 1-0 after 10 minutes! Cuadrado whips a lovely corner delivery into the box and Ronaldo rises high above the Cagliari defenders and powers the ball into the back of the net, out of the reach of Cragno. Poor defending by the hosts, who just didn't get tight enough to the Juve man and he punished them.
Ronaldo won the corner and then finished it off, with Cuadrado delivering the ball straight into the packed penalty area and Ronaldo delivered superbly with the header.
9'
Cagliari look dangerous on the counter-attack here, moving the ball quickly into the final third. They are just yet to test Szczesny in the Juve goal.
7'
Juventus are struggling to find their groove at the moment, there have been a few sloppy passes and Cagliari are starting to see more and more of the ball.
5'
As you might expect, it is Juventus with the majority of the possession so far, however, the hosts are pressing high up the pitch and aren't allowing them much time or space on the ball to try and carve open an opportunity.
3'
Blocked! Cagliari lose the ball deep inside their own half and Juventus counter, with Ronaldo laying it out wide to Kulusevski, who should try and pick out a teammate in the box, but instead he goes for goal and his effort is well blocked.
1'
We're under way!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Serie A clash between Cagliari and Juventus.
Cagliari come into today’s game on the back of three games unbeaten, including two wins and a draw last time out against Sampdoria, which has moved them out of the relegation zone and into 17th position.
Meanwhile Juventus suffered a midweek blow after suffering an away goals defeat against FC Porto in the Champions League. They are also 13 points off Inter at the top of Serie A, but are unbeaten in their last four games, including a 3-1 victory over Lazio last time out.
CAGLIARI (3-5-2): Alessio Cragno; Daniele Rugani, Diego Godin, Luca Ceppitelli; Gabriele Zappa, Joseph Alfred Duncan, Razvan Marin, Nahitan Nandez, Radja Nainggolan, Nahitan Nandez; Giovanni Simeone, Joao Pedro.
CAGLIARI SUBS: Arturo Calabresi, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Alessandro Deiola, Ragnar Klavan, Gaston Pereiro, Gianluca Contini, Andrea Carboni, Kwadwo Asamoah, Simone Aresti, Guglielmo Vicario, Alessandro Tripaldelli, Alberto Cerri.
JUVENTUS (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Dejan Kulusevski, Danilo, Adrien Rabiot, Federico Chiesa; Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo.
JUVENTUS SUBS: Carlo Pinsoglio, Giovanni Garofani, Leonardo Bonucci, Alessandro Di Pardo, Radu Dragusin, Gianluca Frabotta, Arthur, Weston McKennie, Federico Bernardeschi, Nicolo Fagioli.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!
Cagliari have been poor defensively, looking vulnerable on the counter and Juventus have punished them and deserve their three-goal lead. It will be very difficult for the hosts to get anything out of this game now.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
This win leaves Juventus third and 10 points behind Inter at the top, but only one behind Milan in second and next up for Andrea Pirlo’s side is Benevento next weekend. Meanwhile Cagliari remain just outside the relegation zone and they face Spezia next time out.
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