Zapata continued his fine run of goalscoring form against Genoa after scoring twice last time out against Torino. And he did so in the most opportune moment. It was a goal worthy of winning any match.
Just seconds before the 95 minutes were up (five minutes had been added on), the Colombian gave the visitors the three points.
Duvan struck a firm shot from the edge of the area which went in off the crossbar. Radu, the Genoa goalie, managed to get a hand to it, but it was not enough to prevent it going into the back of the net.
That gave Atalanta the three points after Genoa had pegged them back with a 91st minute penalty. Before that, Luis Muriel, another Colombian, had given Atalanta the lead also from 12 yards.