Lazio held at 0-0 by Pisa in the postponement of the ninth matchday of Serie A. At the Arena Garibaldi, Maurizio Sarri’s team crashed into a solid, but at the same time enterprising, version of the Tuscans, who gained a significant point in terms of saving themselves, even if they still have to postpone the joy of their first success after their return to Serie A.
Third consecutive draw for Gilardino’s Nerazzurri (after the 2-2 with Milan and the 0-0 with Verona) who climb to 17th place with 5 points. Fifth useful result in a row for Lazio, who are unable to repeat their home success against Juventus and settle in 11th position with 12 points, but only three points behind sixth place Bologna. The white-celesti will return to the field on November 3rd at home against Cagliari, while Pisa will fly to Turin on Sunday November 2nd to face Baroni’s granata. Good start for the Nerazzurri who, pushed by the home crowd, kept their center of gravity high and in the 7th minute they became dangerous with Tramoni who, taking advantage of a superficial disengagement by Provedel, bites with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area. Lots of inaccuracies in Lazio’s dribbling, which began to find rhythm in the second half of the half.
Between 31′ and 35′ Sarri’s team came close to taking the lead twice, first with a left-footed shot The Isaac blocked by Semper and then with a shot from Basic that ended up on the post after a great reflex by Pisa’s Croatian goalkeeper, who managed to keep the 0-0 draw until half-time. In the second half, Lazio slowed down and Gilardino’s team began to emerge, easily limiting the Biancocelesti’s phrasing and progressively increasing their momentum in the attacking phase. In the 73rd minute Moreo takes a corner from Leris and finds the response from a reactive Provedel. A few minutes later (77′) Toure’ comes close to the post by heading home Angori’s cross. Sarri’s eleven were less decisive than in the first half and failed to create any danger in Semper’s area. No goals at the Arena Garibaldi, it ends 0-0.