Parma have ended up the victors in a seven-goal thriller in Serie A on Wednesday night, beating Atalanta BC 4-3.

Despite the number of goals, it took 19 minutes for the opener to go in as Djamel Mesbah fired into the top corner from distance.

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Atalanta responded immediately and Giacomo Bonaventura netted from inside the box after being found by a German Denis knock-down.

In the 28th minute Antonio Cassano played in Marco Parolo, who made no mistake slotting the ball into the corner.

Aleandro Rosi extended Parma's lead with a low shot from the edge of the box before Parolo made it 4-1 with five minutes of the first half to play.

German Denis got one back on the stroke of the break, and despite a red card for Amauri Atalanta could not get back into the game despite a third through Marko Livaja with 10 minutes to play.