Arthur Cabral’s penalty goal preserves Fiorentina’s unbeaten run at 14

Fiorentina's Arthur Cabral, foreground, scores a penalty to equalize 1-1 during the Serie A soccer match between ACF Fiorentina and Atalanta BC at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence, Italy, Monday April 17, 2023. (AP)

• Fiorentina’s last loss came on Feb. 12

FLORENCE: Fiorentina extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches across all competitions by drawing with Atalanta 1-1 in Serie A on Monday.

Arthur Cabral equalized for Fiorentina from a penalty kick near the hour mark after Joakim Maehle put Atalanta ahead before the break.

Cristiano Biraghi nearly won it for Fiorentina with a free kick off the post. In all, Fiorentina produced seven shots on goal to Atalanta’s one.

Atalanta remained sixth, four points below the Champions League spots, and Fiorentina remained ninth.

Fiorentina take a 4-1 advantage against Lech Poznan into the second leg of the Conference League quarterfinals on Thursday, and also lead Cremonese 2-0 after the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals.

Fiorentina’s last loss came on Feb. 12.