Serie B, Pisa wins but promotion party postponed

First match point for promotion, but Pisa despite a win over Frosinone must postpone the celebration. On the 36th Serie B-Day, Pippo Inzaghi’s team was not enough to beat the Ciociari 1-0 at home thanks to Meister’s goal in the 81st minute.

In fact, Spezia, a direct opponent in the Serie A race, earned the three points by overcoming Salernitana 2-0, with Kouda’s goal in the 22nd′ and Vignali’s double in the 79th minute. The Tuscans, who maintain their nine-point lead over the Ligurians, have been waiting for their return to the top league for 34 years. Now a draw is enough for the party.

In the other games, home successes of Juve Stabia 2-0 over Catanzaro (Mosti 25′, Candellone 41′, Cosenza 1-0 over Bari (Gargiulo 36′), Mantova 3-0 over Cesena (Fiori 19′, Bragantini 80′ and Debenedetti 95′) and the already promoted Sassuolo 2-0 over Carraeese (Verdi 13′ and Boloca 87′).

Wins away from home, on the other hand, were won by Südtirol in a comeback at Palermo 2-1 (Ceccaroni in 27′, Barreca in 47′ and Gori in 75′), by Reggiana in the Secchia derby with Modena 3-2 (Portanova [R] in 15′, Rozzio’s [M] own goal in the 30th minute, Bardi’s [M] own goal in the 43rd minute, Girma [R] in the 70th minute, Gondo [R] in the 86th minute, and by Brescia in Cittadella 1-0 (Borrelli in the 32nd minute). The only tie was the 0-0 draw between Sampdoria and Cremonese.