Fabio Quagliarella scored twice as Udinese cruised to a 3-0 win over ten-man Atalanta to keep their faint hopes of European qualification alive.
Udinese have struggled to make an impact in Serie A this season with the demands of competing in the UEFA Cup taking its toll.
However, ever since being ousted from the European competition last month, the Friuli outfit have shown some signs of recovery.
Today's win was their fourth in succession and lifted them to ninth in the table, four points behind Palermo, who hold the last European qualifying spot.