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Udine boosts Champions League hopes with win

UDINESE beat nine-man Genoa 2-0 to move into the Champions League playoff place while Napoli's chances were dealt a potentially mortal blow with a 0-2 defeat at Bologna in Serie A yesterday.

Lazio stayed in the hunt by winning 2-0 at Atalanta and Fabrizio Miccoli scored a hat-trick as Palermo was held 4-4 at home to Chievo in a match during which both sides squandered two-goal leads.

Antonio Di Natale and Antonio Floro Flores scored in each half for Udinese against a Genoa side which had Juraj Kucka and Rodrigo Palacio sent off before halftime.

Udinese moved into third place, which would earn it a place in the final round of the Champions League qualifying competition, with 61 points from 37 games, one ahead of Lazio and three ahead of Napoli.

Libor Kozan and Lorik Cana scored to give Lazio the points at Atalanta while goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Matteo Rubin sank Napoli.

Parma's revival under former Italy coach Roberto Donadoni continued with a 2-0 victory at Siena.

Leader Juventus (78) was away to Cagliari later with AC Milan (77) involved in the derby against Inter.



 

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