Serie A: Milan, Juventus win to keep Top-4 hopes alive

Juventus’ CristianoJuventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring against Sassuolo. Pic/AFP Ronaldo after scoring against Sassuolo. Pic/AFP

Ante Rebic scored a hat-trick and Theo Hernandez a double as AC Milan thrashed Torino 7-0 on Wednesday to keep their push for a return to the Champions League for the first time since 2014 on track.

The battle for elite European football remains tight with just three points separating second-placed Atalanta and Juventus in fifth. Atalanta moved back second ahead of Napoli with a 2-0 win over relegation candidates Benevento. The Bergamo side are equal on points with Milan, with Napoli a further two points adrift in fourth.

Juve are a further point adrift after getting back to winning ways after last weekend's 0-3 defeat at home to Milan. Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala both scored their 100th goals for the club in all competitions to keep the dethroned Turin giants' hopes of Champions League football alive with a 3-1 win over Sassuolo.

"We breathe for half an hour, then we throw ourselves back headlong into the next two games," said coach Andrea Pirlo. "It was not easy to recover after the defeat the other night and we did well to play a match of this type against Sassuolo."

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