Serie A | Torino 2-2 Pisa: Epic comeback to share the points

Torino had a huge opportunity after eight minutes when Marcus Pedersen rolled across from the right, finding the Che Adams flick on, but Adrian Semper stuck out a leg and somehow deflected the finish onto the crossbar.

Instead, it was Pisa who took the lead in a chaotic move. Stefano Moreo flicked on a cross for Ebeneezer Akinsanmiro to thump the underside of the crossbar, but as the ball came back in from Mehdi Leris, this time Moreo went for it himself and scored his first ever Serie A goal.

Cesare Casadei was furious with the decision to award a penalty, as his contact with Moreo just inside the area seemed minimal, but the veteran converted to double Pisa’s lead and his own tally. He hadn’t bagged a brace since 2014.

Moreo was also decisive at the other end, tracking back for a crucial block on Nikola Vlasic, while Malthe Hojholt risked more than a yellow card for his clumsy two-footed tackle on Vlasic.

Torino were dominating possession and got back into the game with a great Giovanni Simeone looping header, sensing the far top corner with his back to goal as he anticipated Canestrelli on Ardian Ismajli’s cross from the right.

It was very nearly 2-2 moments later, as Simeone sprung the offside trap and dribbled around Semper, but in doing that he lost his balance and couldn’t finish it off with the goal gaping. Torino coach Marco Baroni was sent off for dissent.

Torino did complete the comeback in first half stoppages, as Valentin Lazaro’s cross was flicked on to Adams, who took a couple of touches to create the gap, allowing him to blast into the far top corner with his left foot from six yards.

Cyril Ngonge came on for the restart and almost scored, his volley from the edge of the box on a corner skimming the upright.

Pisa also wanted to win it, Paleari getting down to parry the Calabresi strike at the near post after some good M’Bala Nzola hold-up play with his back to goal.

Torino 2-2 Pisa

Moreo 13, pen 29 (P), Simeone 42 (T), Adams 45+3 (T)

02-11-2025 14:00 MatchDay 10 Olympic Grande Torino Stadium

Torino

Pisa 2 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

		13'		Stefano Moreo (Assist: Mehdi Léris)
Cesare Casadei		27'
		29'

Stefano Moreo     37' Malthe Höjholt Giovanni Simeone 42'     Ché Adams

45+3'     2nd half

Marcus Pedersen

90+4'     Torino Pisa

Starting lineups

1 Alberto Paleari Goalkeeper 44

Ardian Ismajli Defender 13

Guillermo Maripán Defender 67' 16

Marcus Pedersen Defender 23

Saúl Coco Defender 20

Valentino Lazaro Defender 73' 22

Cesare Casadei Midfielder 8

Ivan Ilić Midfielder 10

Nikola Vlasic Midfielder 46' 19

Ché Adams Attacker 66' 18

Giovanni Simeone Attacker 78' 1

Adrian Šemper Goalkeeper 4 Antonio Caracciolo Defender 33

Arturo Calabresi Defender 5 Simone Canestrelli Defender 14 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro Midfielder 15 Idrissa Touré Midfielder 66' Isak Vural Midfielder 83' 8 Malthe Höjholt Midfielder 46' 9 Henrik Meister Attacker 7

Mehdi Léris Attacker 83' 32 Stefano Moreo Attacker

66'

Substitutes

32 Kristjan Asllani Midfielder 14

Tino Anjorin Midfielder 5

Adam Masina Defender 6 Emirhan Ilkhan Midfielder 21 Ali Dembélé Defender 71 Mihai Popa Goalkeeper 92 Alieu Njie Attacker 99 Lapo Siviero Goalkeeper 26

Cyril Ngonge Attacker 46' 66 Gvidas Gineitis Midfielder 66' 61

Adrien Tameze Midfielder 67' 34

Cristiano Biraghi Defender 73' 91

Duván Zapata Attacker 78' 22

Simone Scuffet Goalkeeper 10 Matteo Tramoni Midfielder 12

Nicolas Goalkeeper 36 Gabriele Piccinini Attacker

Raúl Albiol Defender Giovanni Bonfanti Defender 16 Louis Buffon Attacker Lorran Midfielder 44 Daniel Denoon Defender 76 Jeremy Kandje Mbambi Defender 20

Michel Aebischer Midfielder 46' 3 Samuele Angori Defender 66' 18

M’Bala Nzola Attacker 66' 11

Juan Cuadrado Midfielder 83' 6

Marius Marin Midfielder

83'