The Brazilian scored a superb treble on Wednesday to keep Evergrande at the top of the table in emphatic fashion, the defending champions taking their tally of league goals for the season to 30 in just nine games.
Muriqui and Rene Junior were also on target for Marcello Lippi's men as they went three points clear at the top ahead of Beijing Guoan, who moved into second by beating Jiangsu Sainty 1-0.
Harbin Yiteng claimed their first point of the campaign by drawing 1-1 at Henan Jianye, an 81st-minute equaliser from Australian midfielder Adam Hughes earning a share of the spoils for the league's bottom club.
Elsewhere, Dalian Aerbin drew 1-1 with Guizhou Renhe, while the game between Shanghai Shenxin and struggling Liaoning Whowin ended goalless.
