Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne, left, celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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NAPLES, Italy (AP) - Napoli boosted its chances of qualifying for the Champions League by routing Udinese 5-1 on Tuesday to move into second place in Serie A.
Gennaro Gattuso's side moved a point ahead of Atalanta and AC Milan, with Juventus four points further back. Those three teams play on Wednesday and there are then two rounds remaining.
The top four from Serie A qualify for next season's Champions League.
Napoli dominated from the start and Piotr Zieliński opened the scoring in the 28th minute, firing home a rebound after a Juan Musso save on Victor Osimhen, before setting up a second for Fabián Ruiz three minutes later.
Stefano Okaka pulled one back for mid-table Udinese shortly before halftime but Hirving Lozano and Giovanni Di Lorenzo extended Napoli's advantage after the break.
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne hit the woodwork late on but got his goal in stoppage time as he controlled an attempted clearance with his chest before firing powerfully into the bottom corner.
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Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne, left, celebrates after scoring goal 5-1 with the team's head coach Gennaro Gattuso, during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Piotr Zielinski, right, celebrates scoring the first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Udinese's Stefano Okaka celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Hirving Lozano celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Fabian Ruiz, left, in action against Udinese's Jean-Vicotr Makengo during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Elseid Hysaj, right, in action against Udinese's Roberto Pereyra during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne, left, in action against Udinese's Rodrigo Becao during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne, right, in action against Udinese's Nahuel Molina during the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
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