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Serie A round-up: Gonzalo Higuain keeps Napoli second in table

Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli celebrates the opening goal
Image: Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli celebrates the opening goal

Gonzalo Higuain scored his 31st and 32nd goals of the season as Napoli held onto second place in the Serie A table by beating Atalanta 2-1.

The league's leading scorer converted Marek Hamsik's pass after 10 minutes and turned Jose Callejon's pass home late on to keep Roma from moving into the runners-up spot.

Raul Albiol put through his own net at the death to give Napoli the jitters, but the points were safe.

Earlier, substitute Francesco Totti helped Roma secure a dramatic late victory as the Giallorossi rallied to beat Genoa 3-2 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

The 39-year-old striker had scored three key goals from the bench in recent matches and further strengthened his claim for a new contract by inspiring Stephan El Shaarawy to grab a last-gasp winner.

Mohamed Salah's early goal had been cancelled out by Panagiotis Tachtsidis before Leonardo Pavoletti briefly fired Genoa into the lead.

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The result leaves Roma two points behind Napoli with two games remaining.

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