Higuain back as Juve reclaims top spot from Napoli

Milan - Gonzalo Higuain returned to scoring ways as champion Juventus regained top spot from misfiring Napoli thanks to a 4-0 rout of outclassed Cagliari in Turin on Wednesday.

Higuain, signed from Napoli for an Italian record €90 million, had failed to find the net in Juve's past two outings - a scoreless draw with Sevilla in the Champions League and a 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan on Sunday.

But the Argentine striker quashed any emerging doubts about his talents with his fourth goal of the season just after the half hour after defender Daniele Rugani had given Juve a 14th minute lead.

Juventus was dominant throughout and its visitors from Sardinia was lucky not to escape with more punishment.

Dani Alves, signed during the summer from Barcelona, hit Juve's third minutes before the interval and Mario Lemina saw his drive turned into the Cagliari net by Luca Ceppitelli in the closing minutes.

After Napoli's scoreless draw at Genoa, where Pepe Reina had to produce several key saves for the visitor late on, Juventus returns to the top of the pile.

Massimiliano Allegri's men lead Napoli by one point, with Roma moving up to third after a 4-0 rout of league newcomers Crotone which included Edin Dzeko's first brace of the season.