Higuain scores second-half hat-trick in Juve's seven-goal rout

Soccer Football - Serie A - Juventus vs U.S Sassuolo - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - February 4, 2018 Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain in action with Sassuolo's Francesco Magnanelli REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain scored a second-half hat-trick as the titleholders routed hapless Sassuolo 7-0 in Serie A on Sunday.

Alex Sandro gave Juventus a seventh-minute lead, then two goals in three minutes from Sami Khedira put the Turin side three goals up and Miralem Pjanic added a fourth before halftime.