ROME
\nAtalanta brought Serie A leaders Napoli down to earth with a bump with a 3-0 victory on Sunday as Ademola Lookman grabbed two goals.
\nNapoli were hoping to open up a seven-point lead over Inter Milan who play later in the day but Atalanta stunned the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium as they decisively ended the home side\u2019s unbeaten run that stretched back to August 18.
\nLookman pounced first in the 10th minute when Marten de Roon\u2019s header fell for the London-born Nigerian international who beat Napoli \u2018keeper Alex Meret from close range.
\nHe doubled Atalanta\u2019s lead with a superb curling shot just after the half-hour mark, but Napoli coach Antonio Conte was furious that his defence gave Lookman the space to shoot.
\nThe home side created few chances and former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay hit the post with the best of them.
\nMateo Retegui added a third goal for Atalanta in injury time, his 11th of the season, and the visitors were able to celebrate as they moved onto 22 points and into second place in the table before the three matches later in the day.
\nMotta\u2019s Juventus up to third with \u2018important\u2019 Udinese win
\nJuventus coach Thiago Motta said on Saturday his outfit moved up to third in the Serie A table with an \u201cimportant\u201d 2-0 win at Udinese in their first victory since mid-October.
\nThe record 36-time champions trail second-placed Inter Milan on goal difference after Maduka Okoye\u2019s own goal and Nicola Savona\u2019s effort.
\nTheir next game is Tuesday\u2019s Champions League trip to Lille with the Italian giants down in 14th place in the league phase table.
\n\u201cToday we have to enjoy this important victory for us,\u201d Motta told DAZN.
\n\u201cIt will be very interesting to play against Lille. They have an extra day of recovery because they played yesterday, we will have to rest well to play,\u201d he added.
\nJuve were without a win since October 19 after draws with Inter Milan and Parma as coach Motta brought in-form Turkey teenager Kenan Yildiz into the starting lineup.
\nUdinese had lost just only one home game this season against Inter in late-September and were without defender Isaak Toure following his red card in the midweek defeat at Venezia.
\nThe visitors took the lead after 20 minutes as Udinese goalkeeper Okoye unluckily turned the ball into his own net after a Khephren Thuram shot hit the post.
\nTwo minutes later the hosts had a golden chance to equalise but English striker Keinan Davis had his effort from inside the box blocked.
\nJuve then doubled their advantage after 37 minutes as right-back Savona fired home a re-bound from 19-year-old Yildiz\u2019s shot which also hit the woodwork.
\nUdinese stayed in the game and were denied the chance to halve the deficit as Davis\u2019 52nd minute effort was disallowed for a foul.
\nLater AC Milan can go above Udinese if they win at Monza, who are owned by their former president Silvio Berlusconi and coached by their former defender Alessandro Nesta.
\nEarlier, Italy winger Riccardo Orsolini scored for a second time in five days as Bologna edged lowly Lecce 1-0 to move up to eighth place.
\nTheir third domestic victory of the season came before they play Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday.
\n\u201cThere are still things to improve,\u201d Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano said. \u201cThis team has quality and is on the right track.\u201d
\nOn Sunday, league leaders Napoli host fourth-placed Atalanta before Inter Milan in second welcome struggling Venezia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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