Atalanta break club record with 10th successive Serie A win

Atalanta set a club record of 10 consecutive Serie A victories after beating Cagliari 1-0 to extend their lead at the summit.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s side moved five points clear of Napoli ahead of their fixture with Udinese on Saturday, but Atalanta were indebted to goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi.

Carnesecchi 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 have also now won five away games in a row in Serie A for the first time since doing so between October and December 2021 (six).

10 – Atalanta have won 10 games in a row for the first time in their history in #SerieA . They will remain alone at the top of the table for at least two rounds in a row for the first time since the competition returned to 20 teams (from 2004/05). Unique.#CagliariAtalanta pic.twitter.com/5R7fsw8F5w

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 14, 2024