Atalanta stays top after breaking club wins record
Atalanta set a club record of 10 consecutive Serie A victories after beating Cagliari 1-0 to extend its lead at the top of the table.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side moved five points clear of Napoli ahead of its fixture with Udinese, but that was pegged back to two points after Napoli staged a stirring second-half comeback to win 3-1 at Udinese after trailing at half-time.
Atalanta was indebted to goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi, who made eight saves throughout the contest, producing a stunning stop to deny Cagliari's Sebastiano Luperto a late equaliser.
But the decisive moment came in the 66th minute when Nicolo Zaniolo turned Raoul Bellanova's cross in at Alen Sherri's near post, just 97 seconds after coming on.
Zaniolo's last eight goals in Serie A have arrived in away games, after six of his previous seven goals in the competition had been netted in home matches.
Atalanta has also now won five away games in a row in Serie A for the first time since doing so between October and December 2021, when it won six straight.
