Atalanta comes from behind to beat Salernitana and improve Champions League chances

ROME (AP) — Atalanta came from a goal down to beat Salernitana 2-1 in Serie A on Monday and improve its chances of a place in next season’s Champions League.

The Bergamo-based club rose above Roma and into fifth place. The top five qualify automatically for the Champions League.

Atalanta rested some regular starters with one eye on Thursday’s second leg of the Europe League semifinal against Marseille.

It went behind after 18 minutes when Loum Tchaouna scored against the run of play.

But Atalanta woke up in the second half. Gianluca Scamacca converted a nice headed assist by Mario Pasalic and six minutes later Teun Koopmeiners stroked home from outside the box.

Salernitana remained on the bottom of the table and will spend next season in Serie B.

UDINESE DRAWS WITH NAPOLI

Udinese equalized deep in stoppage time to draw with Napoli 1-1 at home and earn a vital point in its fight against relegation.

Substitute Isaac Success was surrounded by defenders but managed to squeeze a shot home in the second minute of stoppage time.

Until then, it had looked like a certain defeat for the home side after Victor Osimhen scored his 15th league goal five minutes into the second half.

Osimhen rose to power home an inviting cross from Matteo Politano. The Nigeria international also had a goal chalked off 10 minutes from the end.

Udinese remained third from the bottom and in the relegation zone but it was just two points behind Empoli and Frosinone.

Three rounds remain and six teams are fighting to avoid joining Salernitana in the second division.

Napoli is eighth, one point ahead of Fiorentina.

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Napoli's Victor Osimhen, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Italy Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Napoli at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Napoli's Leo Ostigard heads the ball during the Italy Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Napoli at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Udinese's Isaac Success celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Italy Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Napoli at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Udinese's Isaac Success celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the Italy Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Napoli at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Atalanta's Ademola Lookman, centre, challenges for the ball with Salernitana's Triantafyllos Pasalidis during the Serie A soccer match between Salernitana and Atalanta at the Stadio Arechi in Salerno, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Salernitana's Loum Tchaouna celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Salernitana and Atalanta at the Stadio Arechi in Salerno, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Salernitana's Loum Tchaouna celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Salernitana and Atalanta at the Stadio Arechi in Salerno, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Atalanta's Teun Koopmeiners celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Salernitana and Atalanta at the Stadio Arechi in Salerno, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2024. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia reported some 60 drones and several missiles shot down over its territory overnight into Sunday, with Ukraine in turn saying it destroyed over 30 Russian drones. Russia’s renewed offensive continues to play out in Ukraine’s war-ravaged northeast.

Russian air defenses shot down 57 Ukrainian drones over its southern Krasnodar region overnight Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday morning.

Local military officials said drone debris hit an oil refinery in the town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, but there was no fire or damage. Local news outlet Astra published videos appearing to show an explosion at the refinery as it was hit by a drone. The videos could not be independently verified.

Nine long-range ballistic missiles and a drone were destroyed over the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula, following Friday morning’s massive Ukrainian drone attack that cut off power in the city of Sevastopol.

A further three drones were shot down over the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. According to regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov, a church roof was set on fire by falling drone debris, but there were no casualties.

In Ukraine, air force officials said air defense shot down all 37 Russian drones launched against the country overnight.

In the northeastern Kharkiv region, where Moscow recently launched a new offensive, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said Sunday morning that one person died and 11 were wounded as a result of shelling over the previous day.

Ukrainian troops are fighting to halt Russian advances in the Kharkiv region that began late last week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that Moscow’s offensive in the Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but that there are no plans to capture the city.

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Morton reported from London.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov and Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov during their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Ukrainian police officers look for fragments of a glide bomb in front of damaged house after a Russian airstrike on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Ukrainian police officer and war crime prosecutor inspect fragments of a glide bomb in front of damaged house, after a Russian airstrike on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)