Gaston Pereiro pulled Cagliari out of the Serie A relegation zone on Sunday with a brace of targets that secured a shock 2-1 acquire at 10-man Atalanta.
Uruguay world Pereiro earned Walter Mazzarri’s facet their third acquire in five league matches to switch them as a lot as 17th, two points before Venezia who host title-chasing Napoli in a while Sunday afternoon.
The 26-three hundred and sixty five days-musty gave Cagliari a surprise lead four minutes after half of-time in Bergamo, and was needed to Atalanta going a particular person down when he was introduced down by onrushing goalkeeper Juan Musso factual moments later.
Fourth-positioned Atalanta, who will now tumble out of the Champions League positions if Juventus beat Verona on Sunday night, pulled level thru Jose Luis Palomino within the 64th minute.
Nonetheless the hopeful home followers had been silenced again four minutes later when Pereiro rolled home the winner from Raoul Bellanova’s low spoiled.
It was a resounding performance from Pereiro, who had scored factual once before Sunday’s match and was leading an assault without suspended Joao Pedro and injured Leonardo Pavoletti.
Atalanta meanwhile have faith a sport in hand nonetheless even have faith a fight on their hands to protect up Champions League soccer after previously taking a gape esteem title contenders.
They host Juventus subsequent weekend and must peaceful wish to compose without Duvan Zapata for that match and their Italian Cup tie with Fiorentina, with the Colombia ahead pulling up factual 14 minutes after coming off the bench for his first look of 2022.
AFP
