“Pietro Iemmello opens the scoring for Catanzaro, finishing off a Antonio Candela assist after sustained pressure including a blocked header and a corner.”
Pivotal“Simone Canestrelli levels for Pisa with a header from a corner, capitalizing on a spell of pressure after two earlier shots were saved or blocked.”
Pivotal“Just two minutes after the equalizer, Giuseppe Leone fires Pisa back in front, assisted by Omar Correia, completing a stunning eight-minute swing that saw three goals scored.”
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Pisa
Catanzaro
Pisa weathered an early Catanzaro goal to score twice in the space of two minutes, with Simone Canestrelli's header cancelling out Pietro Iemmello's opener before Giuseppe Leone struck almost immediately to put the hosts ahead for good. Catanzaro dominated possession (55% to 45%) and completed more passes with greater accuracy, but Pisa were sharper in the key moments, out-shooting their visitors 19-9 and creating five big chances to Catanzaro's two. The match appeared to swing again at 70' when Nicola Mosti thought he had equalized for Catanzaro, only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR for offside - a huge let-off for Pisa. Five substitutions inside the last 20 minutes and a flurry of late yellow cards showed both sides pushing for a way through, but Pisa held firm to claim a result that will ease pressure from a mid-table position while Catanzaro's wastefulness in front of goal, despite territorial dominance, will be a concern going forward.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Gabriele Piccinini takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Matias Antonini Lui takes a shot with his head, but it goes wide.
Andrea Petagna takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jacopo PetriccioneYellow CardJacopo Petriccione receives a yellow card.
Samuele Angori takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
İsak VuralYellow CardYellow card shown to Isak Vural.
Emanuele Rao takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Arturo CalabresiYellow CardArturo Calabresi receives a yellow card.
Emanuele Pecorino is on, and Gabriele Alesi is off.
Federico Di Francesco comes on for Nicola Mosti.
Isak Vural is substituted for Giuseppe Leone.
Emanuele Rao is on, and Matteo Tramoni is off.
Corner awarded.
Gabriele Piccinini's right-footed shot is saved.
Offside.
Franck Tchaouna takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Antonio Caracciolo is substituted for Rosen Bozhinov.
Goal! Nicola Mosti scores to make it 2-2, assisted by Ruggero Frosinini.
Nicola MostiVAR decision results in a disallowed goal for Nicola Mosti due to offside.
Goal! Nicola Mosti scores to make it 2-2, assisted by Ruggero Frosinini.
Nicola MostiNicola Mosti scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Nicola Mosti scores to make it 2-2, assisted by Ruggero Frosinini.
Offside.
Matias Antonini Lui takes a shot with his head but misses.
Corner awarded.
Nicola Mosti takes a left-footed shot but misses.
On Ruggero Frosinini, off Marco Ruggero.
Corner awarded.
Ndri Koffi takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Gabriele Piccinini replaces Mehdi Leris.
Daniel Denoon comes on for Simone Zanon.
Franck Tchaouna takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Pietro Iemmello takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Marco Ruggero takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Matteo Tramoni takes a left-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with a score of 2-1.
Corner awarded.
Mehdi Leris takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Omar Correia takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Matteo Tramoni takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Simone ZanonYellow CardSimone Zanon receives a yellow card.
Pietro Iemmello takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicola Mosti takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Giuseppe LeoneShot on goal! Giuseppe Leone takes a right-footed shot.
assist: Omar Correia
Goal! Giuseppe Leone scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Omar Correia.
Samuele Angori takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Simone CanestrelliShot - Simone Canestrelli Head Shot Goal
assist: Matteo Tramoni
Goal! Simone Canestrelli scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Matteo Tramoni.
Corner awarded.
Andrea Petagna's right-footed shot is blocked.
Mehdi Leris takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Pietro Iemmello Shot - Pietro Iemmello Head Shot Goal
assist: Antonio Candela
Goal! Pietro Iemmello scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Antonio Candela.
Corner awarded.
Mehdi Leris takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Matteo Tramoni takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Gabriele Alesi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ndri Koffi takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Gabriele Alesi's header is saved.
Simone Canestrelli's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Mehdi Leris takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Mehdi Dorval is on, and Marco D Alessandro is off.
Matteo Tramoni's right-footed shot is saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Alberto Arena.
Pisa and Catanzaro both enter matchday two searching for their first points of the season after opening-round defeats. The clash carries extra intrigue with new Pisa signing Filippo Pittarello facing his former club, though he's unavailable to play.
