Atalanta thrash Udinese 7-1 for their joint-biggest Serie A win

Atalanta defeated Udinese 7-1 on Sunday to equal their biggest ever Serie A victory and move within three points of champions and leaders Juventus.

Gian Piero Gasperini's side collapsed from 3-0 up at Lazio last week, missing the chance to briefly top the table, and then let an early lead slip in a humbling Champions League defeat to Manchester City.

But it was Atalanta's turn to come from behind after Stefano Okaka's 11th-minute opener.

Luis Muriel netted a hat-trick to become just the second player to score at least eight times in the first nine matches of a Serie A season for Atalanta.

Josip Ilicic struck twice in a first half in which Nicholas Opoku was sent off for Udinese, while Mario Pasalic and 17-year-old debutant Amad Traore were also on target.

The Bergamo outfit matched the six-goal margin of victory from their previous record top-flight win - a 7-1 triumph over Triestina in June 1952 - and have now scored 28 goals in the league, the most at this stage of a season since AC Milan in 1992-93.

#AtalantaUdinese | 7-1 | FULL-TIME CHAPEAU! L'Atalanta regala spettacolo al #GewissStadium!!It's a black-and-blue show at the Gewiss Stadium!!!#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo pic.twitter.com/W18YPiNlCL
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) October 27, 2019