- Marco Borriello - 8', 73'
- Marco Sau - 55'
Marco Borriello bags a brace in comfortable Cagliari victory
Marco Borriello continued his hot scoring streak as Cagliari claimed a first Serie A win of the season by beating Atalanta 3-0 at home.Borriello made it eight for the season in all competitions with a goal in each half and Marco Sau added another.Veteran striker Borriello accepted Joao Pedro's pass to give Cagliari an eighth-minute lead, before home defender Fabio Pisacane was penalised and Atalanta's summer signing Alberto Paloschi missed his third consecutive Serie A spot-kick.Atalanta were made to pay when Mauricio Isla set up Sau 10 minutes after the re-start before Borriello lashed home a 25-yard free-kick.
Game Information
Sant'Elia
2:00 PM, 18 September 2016
Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 12,301
- Referees:
- Michael Fabbri
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | +18 | 44 |
| Atalanta | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | +23 | 41 |
| Internazionale | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | +30 | 40 |
| Lazio | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 35 |
| Juventus | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | +15 | 32 |
| Fiorentina | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | +13 | 32 |
| Bologna | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 28 |
| AC Milan | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| Udinese | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 25 |
| AS Roma | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 23 |
| Torino | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 21 |
| Empoli | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 20 |
| Genoa | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -11 | 20 |
| Parma | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 19 |
| Hellas Verona | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | -18 | 19 |
| Como | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 18 |
| Cagliari | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 17 |
| Lecce | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -20 | 17 |
| Venezia | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 14 |
| Monza | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
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