Atalanta rattled in five first-half goals in a rampant display to beat Hellas Verona 6-1 at the Gewiss Stadium, with Nigerian star, Ademola Lookman helping himself to two goals and two assists.

It took Atalanta just six minutes to open the scoring here. Ademola Lookman’s cutback to the edge of the box was slid in by Marten de Roon, and La Dea built on that momentum to double their lead inside nine minutes after Mateo Retegui pounced on a loose ball at the edge of the box with a pinpoint side-footed finish.

The hosts were in a rampant mood, notching a third in the 14th minute through Charles De Ketelaere, who showed tricky footwork on the right flank before cutting inside and curling his effort into the far corner.

Verona came into the contest and sat in mid-table after a relatively positive start to the season, but Paolo Zanetti’s men were disastrous before the break as Atalanta added a fourth and fifth through Lookman.

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