The Serie A witnessed a spectacle of goals on Saturday as both Marcus Thuram and Mateo Retegui achieved hat-tricks, leading their respective teams to dominant victories. Thuram’s three goals propelled Inter Milan to a 3-2 win over Torino, while Retegui, showing respect for his former club, found the back of the net thrice against Genoa, contributing to Atalanta’s 5-1 triumph.
Inter’s victory moved them to second place in the table, just two points behind Napoli, who secured a 3-1 win over Como on Friday. The match between Inter and Torino took an unexpected turn in the 20th minute when Torino defender Guillermo Maripan was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Thuram. This disadvantage proved costly for Torino, as Inter capitalized on their numerical advantage shortly after.
Thuram opened the scoring in the 25th minute, heading in a cross from Alessandro Bastoni. He doubled the lead in the 35th minute with another powerful header, this time from a cross by Francesco Acerbi. Duvan Zapata pulled one back for Torino, but Thuram completed his hat-trick in the 60th minute, converting a rebound after Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic parried a header from Lautaro Martinez. Thuram’s performance earned him a standing ovation when he was substituted eight minutes later. However, Torino managed to score a penalty in the final minutes, making the scoreline 3-2.
Meanwhile, Mateo Retegui had a muted celebration after scoring against his former club, Genoa. The Argentina-born Italy forward joined Genoa in 2023, playing a season there before transferring to Atalanta. His three goals were marked by a gesture of respect, holding up his hand in apology after each goal. Retegui opened the scoring in the 24th minute and doubled Atalanta’s lead early in the second half. Ederson then scored a goal, and Retegui completed his hat-trick with a penalty conversion. Marten de Roon scored a stunning volley for Atalanta before Jeff Ekhator scored a consolation goal for Genoa.
Udinese secured a 1-0 win over Lecce thanks to a magnificent free-kick from Jordan Zemura in the 25th minute. Udinese’s victory pushed them into third place while Lecce remained in the bottom half of the table. The Serie A weekend was filled with exciting matches and goals, leaving fans eagerly anticipating the upcoming week of action.
