Serie B, Pisa knocks out Bari and catches Sassuolo in the lead

Pisa interrupts Bari’s run and catches Sassuolo at the top of the table. Inzaghi’s team beat Longo’s men 2-0 in the first match of the 17th matchday of the championship: Moreo broke the deadlock with a magical back-heel at the start of the second half, then Piccinini doubled the lead. The Tuscans rise to 37 points, the same as Grosso’s team. Stop for the red and whites after 14 consecutive useful results. All the others will be on the pitch between Saturday and Sunday. Sassuolo are guests of Frosinone at the Stirpe, third-placed Spezia challenges Sampdoria. The Salernitana-Juve Stabia round closes.

balance

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Few flashes in the first half at the Arena Garibaldi. Inzaghi’s team manages the game and plays the game, Longo’s men try to close all the spaces. The result didn’t break the deadlock until the 45th minute. The best of the Tuscans is Angori: he crosses well from the left for his teammates and also has two excellent opportunities. Both times, however, he misses the target. Before the break Touré also hits high. Bari never shows up in Semper’s area.

Pisa passes

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At the beginning of the second half, Moreo’s magic sends Pisa ahead. In the 49th minute, following a corner kick, Canestrelli takes the lead: in the middle of the area the Tuscan striker, left alone by the opposing defense, invents a volley with a back heel that mocks Radunovic. It is the second goal in a row for the class of ’93. The guests fail to react, Caracciolo heads the ball in the 64th minute and almost doubles the lead. Piccinini took care of it three minutes later to make it 2-0: from the edge of the area with his right foot he curled it into the corner. Then he runs to celebrate under the curve: it is the fourth goal of the season for the midfielder. Inzaghi’s team only had to defend the double lead until the 90th minute. Pisa wins their second consecutive success. Ko Bari, hadn’t lost for over three months: it was on August 23rd against Modena.