Pisa, it's the decisive moment: with Sassuolo and Spezia double away match for Serie A

The celebrations for Galileo Galilei, which have been held for years on his birthday (February 15, 1564), have just ended in Pisa. The city's attention is now shifting to the football part, which is preparing to experience the decisive days for promotion to Serie A. And Pippo Inzaghi has also studied hard to reap the fruits of his work, very rational and objective, giving a concrete explanation to the football philosophy. That is, just score points. And so, running, he designed the best Pisa ever seen in Serie B, thus entering in his own way into the history of the city. Which is now preparing for the 9 decisive days, given the double direct away clash against Sassuolo and Spezia which could definitively direct the fight for promotion.

In this category it has participated in 40 editions and never before had Pisa, in the first 27 games, achieved 17 victories arriving at 57 points. If it were not for the super Sassuolo in the middle, these numbers would still have been an absolute guarantee for the final success. Credit to a character that Inzaghi has managed to transmit to his team, capable of excelling in difficulties - the list of points snatched with the teeth this season is long - and paradoxically more in trouble when the task seems easy (see Cesena). For this reason, Pisa will be ready and determined to face these two key away games and enhance its character. The first is on Saturday on the field of the league leaders, 5 points away today: already defeated in the first leg, if beaten Sassuolo would become within range for the conquest of first place. A platonic throne, for goodness sake, given that you can go to Serie A even by arriving second. For this reason, even more important for Pisa will be the challenge - also very much felt by the fans given the historic rivalry - of La Spezia the following week: today the advantage on third place is 7 points after the sprint of the last round, and Pisa will try to arrive at the Picco in the same situation to try to close the matter, against a Spezia that before that day will be on the field on Friday evening in Bolzano and that is experiencing a slowdown in results (only 2 points in the last 3 games) certainly not a good omen in this very delicate phase of the season.

Pisa's acceleration in 2025 has been devastating in any case. With 5 wins and 2 away draws (against a home defeat against Cittadella) the pace has been decidedly fast: only Sassuolo has done better (6 wins), while Spezia has collected only 3 wins, with as many draws and 2 defeats. Rocket starts are a prerogative of Inzaghi, like when he would sprint on the edge of offside a moment before the defenders and score. No one scores as many goals in the first half as Pisa (23 goals scored) and only Bari in the first 45' keeps the goal so protected (8 goals conceded). But above all, beyond the statistics, it is impressive how the team knows how to excel in moments of difficulty, with captain Caracciolo symbolizing the spirit of the team, leading the defense cabinets (Canestrelli, Bonfanti, Rus, Calabresi...), the second least beaten after that of Spezia (23 to 19). But even up front there is no joking around and the attack (45 goals, only Sassuolo has done better with 58) when it can count on the best Tramoni sleeps between two pillows: in the meantime Morutan is recovering, there is a luxury Moreo, he is waiting for Meister and sees Lind grow.

In short, Pisa has good reasons to believe and goes back to consulting history to enjoy the present. Without bothering Galileo Galilei and other scientists, there is another date never forgotten. It is that of May 26, 1991, Pisa-Roma 0-1, goal by Roberto Muzzi: Pisa's last match in Serie A, that of the always beloved Romeo Anconetani and a genuine passion. The next Serie A starts on Saturday, August 23, and 12,508 days later Pisa wants to show up again. Much, much changed. In the structures, but also in the men.