Torino's Duvan Zapata, right, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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Torino's Duvan Zapata, left, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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Torino's Gvidas Gineitis, right, controls the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
Torino's Duvan Zapata, right, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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Torino's Duvan Zapata, right, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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Torino's Duvan Zapata, left, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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Torino's Gvidas Gineitis, right, controls the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Sassuolo at Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Monday Dec. 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
Atalanta beat the home side on its last four visits to the Olympic stadium but Torino took the lead midway through the first half. Duván Zapata reacted quickest to a low cross from the left and, with the defense static, he had time to twist and fire in a low shot.
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Antonio Sanabria doubled Torino’s lead 10 minutes into the second half when he converted a penalty awarded after Alessandro Buongiorno was fouled.
Colombian striker Zapata got his second and Torino’s third five minutes into injury time with a powerful shot from 15 meters.
The game will give Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini nightmares after his lackluster attack misfired again. The forward line has just five goals in its last six games in all competitions.
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