Atalanta thrashed lowly Hellas Verona 5-0 in Serie A on Saturday, with Italian striker Mateo Retegui scoring four times including a hat-trick before the break.

Italy international Mateo Retegui hammered Hellas Verona by scoring four goals in a dominating 5-0 victory at the Stadio Bentegodi.Atalanta cemented their third spot in the Serie A table with a

ROME — Mateo Retegui scored four goals to lead Atalanta’s 5-0 demolition of Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday. The Italy striker took his league-leading tally to 20 goals for the season after scoring a first-half hat trick before adding his fourth after the break. The second-leading scorer is Fiorentina’s Moise Kean with 15 goals.

Mateo Retegui scored four goals, including a first-half hat-trick, as Atalanta crushed Verona 5-0 to strengthen its grip on third place in Serie A.

Gian Piero Gasperini refuted the suggestion that his Atalanta players needed a confidence boost after they crushed Verona 5-0 in Serie A on Saturday.

Mateo Retegui scored four times as Atalanta thrashed lowly Hellas Verona 5-0 in Serie A on Saturday, with the Italy striker completing a hat-trick before the break. Retegui put Atalanta in front with a quick-fire double in the 21st and 25th minutes before Ederson made it 3-0 following a smooth solo run.