Atalanta crush Juventus 4-0 to remain third in Serie A

Atalanta cruised to a 4-0 win at Juventus on Sunday to strengthen their grip on third place in Serie A while snapping the hosts' five-game winning streak in the league.

Gian Piero Gasperini's side moved to 58 points, three behind leaders Inter Milan, while Juventus remain fourth on 52.

It was Juventus' first home defeat in Serie A by a margin of at least four goals since 1967, leaving frustrated fans at the Allianz Stadium jeering their team after a night to forget.

"This is football. You go from victories to defeats, you have to consider the whole journey, Juve were coming from a series of victories," Gasperini told DAZN.

"It was an unimaginable result for many, but it was the perfect performance from us."

Both teams had chances to break the deadlock early on, but it was Mateo Retegui who put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot following a handball by Weston McKennie just before the half-hour mark.

Marten de Roon pounced on a rebound off Juve defender Lloyd Kelly to fire the ball into an open net early in the second half, before Davide Zappacosta made it 3-0, scoring from close-range after a brilliant back-heel pass from Sead Kolasinac in the 66th minute.

Ademola Lookman sealed the rout as he netted 13 minutes from time after his shot took a deflection off a Juventus defender before beating goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio.

"I think today we were up against a team that was eager to capitalise on our mistakes," Juventus coach Thiago Motta said. "We gave players like Lookman the chance to take advantage of counter-attacks. After a defeat like that, we are certainly sad and disappointed. We will no longer be talking about fighting for the title."