Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Atletico Madrid: Los Rojiblancos make a statement as Alvaro Morata strikes twice in seven-goal thrashing

Atletico Madrid scored four times in 13 minutes in the second half to win 7-0 against Rayo Vallecano to finish second in LaLiga.

Atletico were 3–0 up within 36 minutes, as goals from Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay and Nahuel Molina effectively ended the game as a game against Rayo, who had previously won their first two games of the season.

Alvaro Morata scored twice as Diego Simeone’s side slammed their hosts in the last 20 minutes, with Angel Correa and Marcos Llorente also on target to put Atletico two points behind Real Madrid on top.

Elsewhere, an 84th-minute penalty from Borja Mayoral secured a 1–0 win for Getafe at home to Alaves.

Denzel Dumfries and Lautaro Martinez scored in the first half as Inter Milan beat Cagliari 2-0, keeping their 100 per cent start to the Serie A season and finishing third in the table.

Morata struck twice in the second half as Atletico knocked down their Madrid opponents

Last season’s Champions League runners-up took the lead after 21 minutes when Marcus Thuram slipped the ball through to Dumfries, who cleverly turned the ball over the goal into the far corner.

Inter’s lead was doubled as Martinez sliced ​​in and rolled a cool finish past the goalkeeper, sending Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari into their first defeat of the season.

Memphis Depay (left) was again on the scoresheet when the visitors made a statement

Salernitana needed a goal from Boulaye Dia in the 72nd minute to save a point from Udinese at home to go unbeaten after two games.

Lazar Samardzic had previously put the visitors ahead as they looked for a first win of the campaign before the hosts hit back to pick up a point.