Álvaro Morata scores twice as Atlético Madrid hit sevenInternazionale third in Serie A after seeing off Cagliari 2-0
Atlético Madrid scored four times in 13 second-half minutes to win 7-0 at Rayo Vallecano and move to second in La Liga. The visitors were 3-0 up inside 36 minutes as goals from Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay and Nahuel Molina in effect ended the game as a contest against Rayo, who had won their opening two games of the season.
Álvaro Morata scored twice as Diego Simeone’s side put their hosts to the sword in the final 20 minutes, with Ángel Correa and Marcos Llorente also on target to move Atlético two points behind Real Madrid at the top.
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