Atalanta 2-1 Cagliari

A spectacular Mauricio Pinilla strike earned Atalanta a late 2-1 win over Cagliari, pulling them away from the Serie A relegation zone and leaving the Sardinians in the thick of the danger.Giuseppe Biava gave the hosts the lead in the 18th minute, only for Daniele Dessena to level just before half-time for Gianfranco Zola's men.Both sides had chances in a game which seemed nothing like a relegation battle, but it was not until the fifth minute of stoppage time when former Cagliari forward Pinilla netted a stunning winner.Biava headed the hosts in front after a good spell of pressure, nodding in Cristiano Del Grosso's cross from six yards.Three minutes later, Marco Capuano could have equalised for the Sardinians but his shot on the turn was saved and Samuele Longo failed to convert the rebound from a promising position.At the other end, a Maximiliano Moralez cross was headed into the side-netting by Davide Zappacosta as chances continued to arrive for both sides.A terrible mistake by Del Grosso then allowed Cagliari to equalise just before half-time.Rather than clearing his lines inside his own six-yard box, he laid the ball on a plate for Dessena to register a straightforward first Serie A goal of the season.Cagliari goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic kept his team in the game by tipping a header over the crossbar before Joao Pedro shot just wide at the other end.Urby Emanuelson, making his Atlanta debut following his arrival from Roma, then sent in a cross which Moralez headed just beyond the far post while the next big chance came for Cagliari, but Duje Cop volleyed over from seven yards.Then, deep into stoppage time, and with a draw looking certain, Pinilla provided a touch of magic against his former club with an acrobatic overhead kick beating Brkic and earning Atalanta the points.ends