Three of Atalanta's four seven-goal Serie A hauls in their history have come this season
Atalanta hit seven goals in a Serie A game for third time this season - as their fans were checked for coronavirus symptoms before kick-off at Lecce.
The game was 2-2 at half-time, with Lecce's Giulio Donati scoring at both ends, Duvan Zapata scoring the first goal of a hat-trick and Riccardo Saponara netting for the hosts.
But Josip Ilicic put Atalanta ahead and then set up Zapata's next two goals.
Luis Muriel and Ruslan Malinovskyi scored in the final five minutes.
Atalanta fans were checked for coronavirus symptoms before they were allowed into the ground
Atalanta, who are fourth in the table, have now scored 70 goals in Serie A. They were last season's Italian top goalscorers with 77 goals.
The team also won 7-1 at home to Udinese in October and 7-0 at Torino in January. The only other time they had ever scored seven in a Serie A game was in 1952.
It was one of only five matches played in Serie A this weekend because of the coronavirus.
Fans from Atalanta - who are based in the northern Italian city of Bergamo, which has had deaths from the virus - were screened for symptoms as they came into the stadium.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Lecce
21Vasconcellos Ferreira
7Donati
5LucioniBooked at 66mins
13Rossettini
27Calderoni
37MajerSubstituted forTachtsidisat 63'minutes
14Deiola
18SaponaraBooked at 70mins
8MancosuSubstituted forShakhovat 63'minutes
72Barak
9Lapadula
Substitutes
3Vera
4Petriccione
6Paz
11Shakhov
16Meccariello
22Vigorito
28Oltremarini
29Rispoli
35Rimoli
39Dell'Orco
77Tachtsidis
97Chironi
Atalanta
95Gollini
15de Roon
3Caldara
6PalominoBooked at 57mins
33HateboerBooked at 45mins
88Pasalic
11Freuler
8Gosens
10GómezSubstituted forMalinovskiyat 69'minutes
72IlicicSubstituted forMurielat 73'minutes
91ZapataSubstituted forTamezeat 85'minutes
Substitutes
5Tameze
7Czyborra
9Muriel
18Malinovskiy
21Castagne
22Bellanova
31Rossi
55Okoli
57Sportiello
90Colley
Referee:
Davide Massa
Match Stats
Home TeamLecceAway TeamAtalanta
Possession
Home35%
Away65%
Shots
Home9
Away24
Shots on Target
Home3
Away10
Corners
Home2
Away11
Fouls
Home9
Away12
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Match ends, Lecce 2, Atalanta 7.
Full TimePosted at 90'+2'
Second Half ends, Lecce 2, Atalanta 7.
Goal!Posted at 90'+1'
Goal! Lecce 2, Atalanta 7. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt blocked. Riccardo Saponara (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Calderoni.
Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, Lecce. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
Posted at 89'
VAR Decision: Goal Lecce 2-6 Atalanta (Luis Muriel).
Goal!Posted at 87'
Goal! Lecce 2, Atalanta 6. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
Posted at 87'
Luis Muriel (Atalanta) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a through ball.
Posted at 87'
Attempt missed. Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
Posted at 86'
Marco Calderoni (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Atalanta. Adrien Tameze replaces Duván Zapata.
Posted at 84'
Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Luca Rossettini (Lecce).
Posted at 82'
Offside, Lecce. Panagiotis Tachtsidis tries a through ball, but Evgen Shakhov is caught offside.
Posted at 81'
Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
Posted at 81'
Riccardo Saponara (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 81'
Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
Posted at 79'
Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Gabriel.
Posted at 79'
Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
Posted at 78'
Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce).
Posted at 76'
Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
Posted at 76'
Attempt blocked. Marco Calderoni (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Posted at 75'
Attempt blocked. Riccardo Saponara (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evgen Shakhov.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
Posted at 74'
Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Josip Ilicic.
Posted at 72'
Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta).
Posted at 72'
Fabio Lucioni (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 72'
Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
BookingPosted at 70'
Riccardo Saponara (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 70'
Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 70'
Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Lecce).
SubstitutionPosted at 69'
Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Alejandro Gómez.
Posted at 68'
Attempt saved. Gianluca Lapadula (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
BookingPosted at 66'
Fabio Lucioni (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 66'
Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Fabio Lucioni (Lecce).
SubstitutionPosted at 63'
Substitution, Lecce. Panagiotis Tachtsidis replaces Zan Majer.
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Source: bbc.com