Atalanta set a club record with their 10th consecutive Serie A win when they beat Cagliari 1-0 on Saturday and extended their advantage at the top of the standings thanks to Nicolò Zaniolo‘s goal and their keeper’s heroics.
Cagliari were the better side in the opening half but Atalanta’s Marco Carnesecchi kept the game scoreless with several fine saves and the keeper also denied the home team a late equaliser.
Nicolò Zaniolo scored the only goal of the game as Atalanta won their 10th straight .
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Atalanta’s run looked in danger of coming to an end as they struggled to find a breakthrough until substitute Zaniolo netted in the 66th minute, two minutes after coming off the bench.
Atalanta are on 37 points, five ahead of Napoli who play away to Udinese later on Saturday, while Cagliari remain 15th in the standings on 14 points.
