After crushing Atalanta Bergamo on the previous day, Sassuolo (9th) received Pisa (17th) at the Mapei Stadium to close the 12th day of Serie A. A meeting which started badly for the Neroverdi who conceded a penalty in the first minutes, transformed by ex-Lensois M’Bala Nzola (4th, 0-1). A very short-lived advantage since the locals equalized thanks to another former Ligue 1 resident, Nemanja Matić (6th, 1-2). The rest of the first act was marked by the ineffectiveness of the two teams in bringing real danger into the opposing area.
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In the second half, Fabio Grosso’s Sassuolo pushed and increased the attacks on Adrian Semper’s cage. Finally, Domenico Berardi’s teammates were surprised by the visitors with a goal from former Rennais Henrik Meister (81st, 1-2). But while Alberto Gilardino’s team thought it would be a second success in a row, Kristian Thorstvedt snatched the point from a draw in the last second of added time (90th +5, 2-2). Sassuolo remains stuck in 9th position, five points behind Como (6th), while Pisa climbs to 14th place in the ranking.
