By Nadia Carminati Last updated: 25th September 2008
Allegri: Given time
Cagliari president Massimo Cellino has given his backing to under-fire coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Cagliari are currently bottom of the Serie A table having lost their opening four games of the season.
Allegri only took charge of the club over the summer but Cellino has promised to give him time to put things right.
Cellino, who will only review the situation in January, expects Cagliari to pick up their first points away to Lecce this weekend.
"We will continue with our coach and see where we are at the end of the first half of season," he told Corriere dello Sport.
"Allegri has my faith. I have no intention to send him away. He will stay and on Sunday we will get a result at Lecce."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 17:00 | Udinese vs Livorno |
| 19:45 | Genoa vs Sampdoria |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 14:00 | Atalanta vs Roma |
| 14:00 | Bari vs Siena |
| 14:00 | Cagliari vs Juventus |
| 14:00 | Chievo vs Palermo |
| 14:00 | Inter Milan vs Fiorentina |
| 14:00 | Lazio vs Bologna |
| 14:00 | Parma vs Napoli |
| 19:45 | Catania vs AC Milan |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 17:00 | AC Milan vs Sampdoria |
| 19:45 | Juventus vs Inter Milan |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| 14:00 | Bologna vs Udinese |
| 14:00 | Fiorentina vs Atalanta |
| 14:00 | Genoa vs Parma |
| 14:00 | Livorno vs Chievo |
| 14:00 | Napoli vs Bari |
| 14:00 | Palermo vs Cagliari |
| 14:00 | Siena vs Catania |
| 19:45 | Roma vs Lazio |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Livorno 2 - 1 Genoa | |
| AC Milan 4 - 3 Cagliari | |
| Palermo 1 - 1 Catania | |
| Roma 3 - 1 Bari | |
| Napoli 0 - 0 Lazio | |
| Sampdoria 2 - 1 Chievo | |
| Juventus 1 - 0 Udinese | |
| Siena 0 - 2 Atalanta | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Bologna 1 - 3 Inter Milan | |
| Fiorentina 2 - 3 Parma | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Bari 1 - 0 Livorno | |
| Bologna 3 - 1 Palermo | |
| Genoa 4 - 2 Siena | |
| Cagliari 2 - 0 Sampdoria | |
| Parma 2 - 0 Chievo | |
| Inter Milan 1 - 1 Roma | |
| Udinese 0 - 1 Fiorentina | |
| Lazio 1 - 2 AC Milan | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Catania 0 - 0 Napoli | |
| Atalanta 2 - 5 Juventus | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Juventus | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Parma | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 13 | 21 |
| 7 | Genoa | 13 | 20 |
| 8 | Cagliari | 13 | 19 |
| 9 | Napoli | 13 | 19 |
| 10 | Bari | 13 | 18 |
| 11 | Roma | 13 | 18 |
| 12 | Palermo | 13 | 17 |
| 13 | Chievo | 13 | 15 |
| 14 | Udinese | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Lazio | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Bologna | 13 | 12 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 13 | 12 |
| 18 | Livorno | 13 | 12 |
| 19 | Catania | 13 | 9 |
| 20 | Siena | 13 | 6 |
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