Napoli boosted its chances of qualifying for its second successive Champions League campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over travel-shy Palermo Tuesday. Walter Mazzarri's side needed only 35 minutes to effectively wrap up the match against a team with one of the worst Serie A away records as Edinson Cavani, with a penalty, and Marek Hamsik scored. Napoli, in third place which would earn it a place in the Champions League qualifying round, has 58 points, three more than Udinese, Inter Milan and Lazio. AS Roma's hopes of Champions League football next season suffered another blow when it was held to a goalless draw on a rain-sodden pitch at Chievo in Tuesday's other game. Leader Juventus (77 points), which hosts Lecce Wednesday, and second-placed AC Milan (74), at home to Atalanta the same night, have already made sure of Italy's two direct places in the Champions League group stage. Fulham stuns Reds Liverpool's hopes of taking a morale-boosting victory into the FA Cup final were dashed thanks to a 1-0 home loss to Fulham Tuesday, improving Everton's chances of finishing above its Merseyside rival in the Premier League for the first time since 2005. Everton drew 1-1 with Stoke in the night's other match, putting David Moyes' team three points above Liverpool with two rounds remaining. Martin Skrtel's own goal in the fifth minute means Liverpool has won only five of 18 league matches at Anfield, a ground once seen as a fortress in the 18-time champion.s heyday. With Saturday's final against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in mind, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish made nine changes to the team that beat Norwich 3-0 Saturday and it showed as Fulham came away with a first topflight win at Anfield. A powerfully driven cross by John Arne Riise, a former Liverpool player, hit the standing leg of Skrtel and squirmed past goalkeeper Alexander Doni at the Kop end. Liverpool dominated possession and chances, as usual at home, but lacked any real incisiveness without the rested Luis Suarez — who scored a sensational hat trick at Norwich — and captain Steven Gerrard. Muamba returns Fabrice Muamba made an emotional return to Bolton Wednesday, waving tearfully to supporters from the field less than seven weeks after his on-field cardiac arrest. The midfielder was introduced to a standing ovation ahead of Bolton's Premier League match against Tottenham, the team he was playing against in the FA Cup when he collapsed on March 17. Looking healthy and mobile, Muamba wiped tears from his eyes as he acknowledged the crowd at the Reebok Stadium. “I wish I was playing today,” Muamba said.
