Turin side attracted a lot of speculation to their side after their unfortunate Champions League exit. Doubts were raised with Cristiano Ronaldo's future as well with the Italian club, to answer all the speculations Ronaldo hit Serie A hat-trick in the first half itself. His third season with the club was not going good with all their hopes now pinned to the Italian cup and Serie A championship, 36-year-old accepted that the club would not be competing for the European glory this season but still has the domestic title to compete for that Juventus has dominated for many seasons.
Against Cagliari, his hat-trick saw them to a 3-1 finish and decided the fate of the match in just 30 minutes' time. Currently, they are running behind AC Milan and Inter in the race for the title this year but would be bringing the heat in the last few matches remaining.