

Substitute Zaniolo decided a hard-fought encounter in Sardinia by stroking home Raoul Bellanova's cut-back in the 66th minute. The victory let Atalanta stay on top in Serie A.
"We're up there, but winning 10 matches in a row doesn't really mean anything as there are teams this season who have won eight on the bounce," said coach Gian Piero Gasperini to DAZN. Gasperini was not happy with his players' performances as, after impressing in Tuesday's 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid, they struggled against Cagliari who are 15th few above the relegation zone.
Atalanta, who also struck the post through Ademola Lookman almost straight after Zaniolo's winner, only came away with all three points thanks to a brilliant performance between the sticks from Marco Carnesecchi who pulled off three sensational stops in the six minutes before the break and saved the win in stoppage time by keeping out Leonardo Pavoletti's header.