Simone Verdi's second-half penalty earned relegation-threatened Carpi a valuable share of the points from a 1-1 draw with Atalanta.
Carpi dominated the first half at the Stadio Alberto Braglia but went behind seven minutes after the restart as Jasmin Kurtic steered Marco D'Alessandro's cross-cum-shot beyond Vid Belec.
The promoted team were, however, handed the chance to level in the 76th minute. Marco Borriello fouled Fabrizio Poli in the Atalanta box and Verdi gratefully stepped up to rifle the ball past Marco Sportiello.
With 11 games of the Serie A season remaining, Carpi are six points behind 17th-placed Palermo and safety.
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 17 | +18 | 40 |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 17 | +20 | 37 |
| 3 | Napoli | 17 | +24 | 34 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 18 | +8 | 34 |
| 5 | Juventus | 16 | +19 | 33 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 17 | +18 | 32 |
| 7 | Lazio | 18 | +5 | 31 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 18 | +4 | 30 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 18 | +5 | 27 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 18 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Benevento | 18 | -13 | 21 |
| 12 | Bologna | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Spezia | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 18 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Udinese | 17 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Genoa | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 17 | -11 | 14 |
| 18 | Torino | 18 | -9 | 13 |
| 19 | Parma | 18 | -20 | 13 |
| 20 | Crotone | 18 | -20 | 12 |
Serie A News
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Atalanta draw Genoa to go 11 games unbeaten
Neither Atalanta nor Genoa can score as the sides split the points at Gewiss Stadium.
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Atalanta winning streak halted with Genoa stalemate
Sixth-placed Atalanta's winning run in Serie A came to an end with a 0-0 draw against lowly visitors Genoa on Sunday.
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Sassuolo strike late to deny Parma needed victory
Relegation-threatened Parma are now winless in nine matches after a late penalty earns Sassuolo a 1-1 draw.
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Napoli hit six past sorry Fiorentina
Two goals from Lorenzo Insigne, as well as Diego Demme, Chucky Lozano, Piotr Zielinski & Matteo Politano help Napoli to an emphatic win.
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Insigne dazzles as Napoli demolish Fiorentina to go third
Lorenzo Insigne scored twice and produced a dazzling assist as Napoli stormed into third place with a crushing 6-0 victory over Fiorentina.
Pioli plays down significance of AC Milan becoming 'winter champions'
AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli believes being crowned "winter champions" in Serie A would mean little, but he remained upbeat after two more play
