Match ends, Inter Milan 7, Atalanta 1.
Inter MilanInter Milan7AtalantaAtalanta1
Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega each scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan thrashed Atalanta in Serie A.
Captain Icardi scored his goals between the 17th and 26th minutes - including a chipped penalty.
His fellow Argentine Banega scored twice in quick succession to make it 5-0 after 34 minutes.
Remo Freuler pulled one back before the break, with Roberto Gagliardini netting for Inter and Banega scoring a 25-yard free-kick to complete his triple.
Inter overtook Atalanta to move into fourth place in the league with the victory.
Elsewhere in Serie A, Napoli, who had 81% possession, beat Crotone 3-0. Lorenzo Insigne scored twice, either side of a Dries Mertens penalty.
Later in the day, Roma beat Palermo by the same scoreline to move back into second. Eden Dzeko scored his 30th goal of the season, with Stephan El Shaarawy and Bruno Peres also scoring.
Nikola Kalinic scored an injury-time winner as Fiorentina beat Cagliari 1-0. Chievo thrashed Empoli 4-0, Bologna beat Sassuolo 1-0 and Udinese won 3-1 at Pescara.
Line-ups
Inter Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Handanovic
- 33D'Ambrosio
- 17Medel
- 25Miranda
- 15AnsaldiBooked at 61mins
- 5GagliardiniBooked at 76mins
- 7Kondogbia
- 87Candreva
- 19BanegaSubstituted forJoão Márioat 70'minutes
- 44PerisicSubstituted forÉderat 82'minutes
- 9IcardiBooked at 28minsSubstituted forPalacioat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Andreolli
- 6João Mário
- 8Palacio
- 11Biabiany
- 20Sainsbury
- 21Santon
- 23Éder
- 24Murillo
- 30Carrizo
- 55Nagatomo
- 77Brozovic
- 96Barbosa Almeida
Atalanta
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1BerishaBooked at 23mins
- 3ToloiBooked at 15mins
- 13Caldara
- 6ZukanovicBooked at 25mins
- 24Conti
- 19KessiéSubstituted forBastoniat 61'minutes
- 11Freuler
- 37SpinazzolaSubstituted forD'Alessandroat 69'minutes
- 27KurticBooked at 71mins
- 10GómezSubstituted forMounierat 61'minutes
- 29Petagna
Substitutes
- 4Cristante
- 7D'Alessandro
- 25Konko
- 31Rossi
- 33Hateboer
- 43Paloschi
- 52Cabezas
- 77Raimondi
- 87Mounier
- 88Grassi
- 91Gollini
- 95Bastoni
- Referee:
- Massimiliano Irrati
- Attendance:
- 59,359
Match Stats
Home TeamInter MilanAway TeamAtalanta
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Inter Milan 7, Atalanta 1.
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Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Atalanta).
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Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Etrit Berisha.
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Attempt saved. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a through ball.
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Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
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Éder (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Marco D'Alessandro (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Cristian Ansaldi (Inter Milan).
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Éder replaces Ivan Perisic.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gary Medel.
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Attempt missed. Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Mounier with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
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Foul by Marco D'Alessandro (Atalanta).
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João Mário (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Cristian Ansaldi.
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Jasmin Kurtic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan).
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Rodrigo Palacio replaces Mauro Icardi.
