MILAN, May 13: Ante Rebić netted a 12-minute hat trick in the second half to help AC Milan rout Torino 7-0 in Serie A on Wednesday and strengthen its chances to qualify for the Champions League.
Milan remained level on points with second-place Atalanta, which beat Benevento 2-0. The two are two points above Napoli and three above fifth-place Juventus, which won 3-1 at Sassuolo. The top 4 teams qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Milan was without star striker Zlatan Ibrahimović but Hernández gave it the lead in the 19th minute before Franck Kessié converted a penalty in the 26th.
Early in the second half, Milan extended its advantage through Brahim Díaz. Hernández then doubled his tally in the 62nd and Rebić netted five minutes later.
World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved an early penalty from Domenico Berardi before goals from Adrien Rabiot, Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala secured the win for Juventus.
Lazio also still has a chance of qualifying for the Champions League after Ciro Immobile scored in stoppage time to help it to a 1-0 win against already-relegated Parma. Lazio is five points behind fourth-place Napoli but has a match in hand.
Spezia and Cagliari boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation by drawing against Sampdoria and Fiorentina, respectively. Spezia is level on points with Torino while Cagliari is five points above the bottom zone.
Newly-crowned champion Inter Milan beat Roma 3-1 and Genoa won 2-0 at Bologna. (AP)
