Cagliari

Cagliari coach Massimiliano Allegri is not getting carried away by his team\00B4s positive run. Sunday's 3-0 triumph over Atalanta marked their third straight triumph of the campaign and lifted the Sardinians to ninth in the standings, seven points clear of the drop zone. "We have taken important steps," said Allegri."But we cannot afford to relax nor get distracted from our main objective which is to defend our Serie A status. We face a difficult calendar now. We will take it one step at a time and our next game is against Sampdoria, one of the strongest teams in the competition." A win on Sunday would be a big boost in confidence for the Sardinians, with games at AC Milan, Juventus and Palermo around the corner.