Serie A | Sassuolo 2-2 Pisa: Thorstvedt rescues last-gasp point

Sassuolo rescued a last-gasp point with virtually the last kick of the game against Pisa in Serie A on Sunday evening: Kristian Thorstvedt’s last-gasp equaliser cancelling out earlier strikes from M’Bala Nzola, Nemanja Matic and Henrik Meister. 

Fabio Grosso named an unchanged Sassuolo starting XI following a 3-0 victory over Atalanta prior to the international break. Andrea Pinamonti led the line again, with support off the wings from Domenico Berardi and Alieu Fadera. Alberto Gilardino made a few alterations to his starting line-up, but stuck with M’Bala Nzola at centre-forward with Matteo Tramoni and Mehdi Leris behind him. 

It took a matter of seconds for the game’s first controversial incident to arrive. The ball had only been touched three times, including the kick-off, before Idrissa Toure went down in the area. 

A lengthy review resulted in a penalty, which Nzola stepped up to dispatch into the top right corner of the net. 

Veteran Neroverdi midfielder Matic restored parity just a few minutes later with a brilliantly-executed volley from the edge of the area following a Sassuolo corner. The technique was excellent. 

Tramoni and Fadera both had half-chances to put their respective sides in front before half-time, but both fired off target. 

Adrian Semper was called into action to deny Pinamonti early into the second half following a neat passage of one-touch play from the Neroverdi on their way into the area, but the visiting goalkeeper made himself big and put the shot behind the post for a corner. 

Pisa got themselves back into the lead with a brilliant individual effort from substitute Meister: His first goal in Serie A. The leggy no.9 carried the ball the length of the opposition half, made it into the area, cut inside Tarik Muharemovic and slammed past Arijanet Muric for 2-1.

It looked like time was going to run out for Sassuolo in the final moments, but Grosso’s side were able to rescue a valuable point with virtually the last touch of the game. Cristian Volpato’s cross fell perfectly for Thorstvedt, who stuck out his left boot, found the corner and wheeled away in celebration. 

Nzola (P) 4’, Matic (S) 6’, Meister (P) 81’, Thorstvedt (S) 90+5’.

24-11-2025 19:45

MatchDay 12

Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

SAS

PIS

2 – 2

Player statistic

1st half

4′

M’Bala Nzola

Nemanja Matic

6′
 
 

24′

Arturo Calabresi

Sebastian Walukiewicz

36′
 
 

2nd half

81′

Henrik Meister(Assist: Stefano Moreo)

Kristian Thorstvedt(Assist: Cristian Volpato)

90+5′
 
 

Kristian Thorstvedt

90+5′
 
 

Match statistic

63

Possession %

37

22

Total shots

10

7

Shots on target

3

10

Shots off target

5

5

Blocked shots

2

5

Corners

2

1

Offsides

2

10

Fouls

10

SAS

PIS

Starting lineups

49

Arijanet Muric
Goalkeeper

5

Fali Candé
Defender

72′

21

Jay Idzes
Defender

6

Sebastian Walukiewicz
Defender

46′

80

Tarik Muharemovic
Defender

20

Alieu Fadera
Midfielder

60′

90

Ismaël Koné
Midfielder

72′

42

Kristian Thorstvedt
Midfielder

18

Nemanja Matic
Midfielder

87′

99

Andrea Pinamonti
Attacker

10

Domenico Berardi
Attacker

1

Adrian Šemper
Goalkeeper

4

Antonio Caracciolo
Defender

33

Arturo Calabresi
Defender

46′

3

Samuele Angori
Defender

72′

5

Simone Canestrelli
Defender

15

Idrissa Touré
Midfielder

10

Matteo Tramoni
Midfielder

57′

20

Michel Aebischer
Midfielder

82′

36

Gabriele Piccinini
Attacker

18

M’Bala Nzola
Attacker

57′

7

Mehdi Léris
Attacker

Substitutes

12

Giacomo Satalino
Goalkeeper

16

Gioele Zacchi
Goalkeeper

24

Luca Moro
Attacker

44

Edoardo Iannoni
Midfielder

77

Nicholas Pierini
Attacker

9

Walid Cheddira
Attacker

25

Woyo Coulibaly
Defender

46′

45

Armand Lauriente
Attacker

60′

3

Josh Doig
Defender

72′

35

Luca Lipani
Midfielder

72′

7

Cristian Volpato
Midfielder

87′

22

Simone Scuffet
Goalkeeper

12

Nicolas
Goalkeeper

Giovanni Bonfanti
Defender

Francesco Coppola
Defender

72

Giacomo Maucci
Midfielder

16

Louis Buffon
Attacker

Lorran
Midfielder

44

Daniel Denoon
Defender

Raúl Albiol
Defender

46′

32

Stefano Moreo
Attacker

57′

9

Henrik Meister
Attacker

57′

8

Malthe Höjholt
Midfielder

72′

Isak Vural
Midfielder

82′