Juventus open up seven-point lead with Atalanta win


Football Soccer - Juventus v Atalanta - Italian Serie A - Juventus stadium, Turin, Italy - 3/12/16 - Juventus' Mario Mandzukic celebrates with teammates after scoring third goal . REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Serie A leaders Juventus scored twice in four minutes early in the first half to ease past Atalanta 3-1 on Saturday and open up a seven-point advantage at the top of the Italian league.

Alex Sandro opened the scoring for the hosts with a superb solo effort in the 15th minute and Juve extended their advantage four minutes later when Daniele Rugani rose high in the box to head home a corner.

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