Atalanta beat Napoli to boost bid for Champions League berth

NAPLES, Apr 23 (AP): Atalanta came from behind to beat second-place Napoli 2-1 on Monday and firmly put itself into contention for Serie A's last Champions League spot.

Adding another chapter to a career-best season, Duvan Zapata scored one goal and set up another to hand Napoli only its second home loss in the Italian league.

Atalanta moved level on points with AC Milan, which holds fourth place on head-to-head record.

The top four finishers enter the Champions League group phase.

Napoli remains second but is six points ahead of Inter Milan with five games remaining. Carlo Ancelotti's club has won only one of its last four Serie A matches and was eliminated by Arsenal in the Europa League quarterfinals last week.

Atalanta's 66 goals are second only to the 67 scored by Italian champion Juventus. However, it took the visitors some time to find their aim following a first half marked by a heavy downpour at the San Paolo stadium.