Juventus scored early and often against Sassuolo, hitting the Neroverdi for seven to leapfrog Napoli into first for the time being.
Gonzalo Higuain scored a second-half hat-trick as Juventus routed Sassuolo 7-0 to keep the pressure on Napoli in the Serie A title battle.
Juve were already four goals to the good at half-time, Sami Khedira's brace sandwiched by strikes from Alex Sandro and Miralem Pjanic.
And Higuain took centre stage after the interval, scoring in the 63rd, 74th and 83rd minutes to give the scoreline an emphatic look.
Napoli will have the chance to respond when they take on rock-bottom Benevento in the evening...
