Serie A | Pisa 0-1 Torino: Adams dooms wasteful Pisa
Pisa moved another step closer to relegation after wasting big scoring opportunities and capitulating to a late Che Adams goal for Torino.
A disappointing season was limping to a close for both teams, as the hosts were joint rock bottom with Verona and went into the break for international duty off a 5-0 defeat to Como. Rafiu Durosinmi continued his ban, with Daniel Denoon, Marius Marin and Isak Vural injured, but Simone Scuffet and Michel Aebischer returned. Toro lost Duvan Zapata to a serious thigh strain after the 3-2 loss to Milan, with Zakaria Aboukhlal and Zanos Savva also out.
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Gvidas Gineitis drilled just wide of the near post through a defender’s legs, while Aebischer’s spectacular volley off the outside of the left boot swerved inches past the far top corner.
Another Gineitis strike was charged down and Alberto Paleari was quick off his line to stop Matteo Tramoni going clear on an Aebischer through ball.
Pisa really should’ve scored on the hour mark when Tramoni robbed Saul Coco in midfield to surge forward, but instead of going for goal, he tried to roll across for Filip Stojilkovic and overhit the pass.
Stojilkovic returned the favour when twisting and turning to get down the left and pulled back from the byline beyond Tramoni.
Cesare Casadei came sliding in and failed to bundle the Che Adams cross over the line at the back post for Torino.
The deadlock was finally broken when Marcus Pedersen’s wayward volley at the back post turned into an accidental assist for Che Adams to slide in and push over the line from point-blank range.
Vlasic should’ve added another, but couldn’t keep his free header down on the Valentin Lazaro cross.
Pisa 0-1 Torino
Adams 80 (T)
