Serie A

Pisa vs Verona: first win up for grabs

Pisa and Verona are both searching for their first win of the season as they try to escape the bottom three

Following the international break, Serie A resumes with Pisa vs. Verona –a crucial fixture for both clubs. Pisa sit bottom with two points and need to bounce back after a heavy defeat to Bologna. Verona are just one point above, having drawn three of their opening four before losing to Roma and Sassuolo.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In Tuscany, the official meetings between the two teams total 28: 13 wins for the Nerazzurri (Pisa), 9 draws, and 6 victories for the Scaligeri (Verona). The last clash between the two clubs in Serie A dates back to December 18, 1988, a 1-0 home victory. In that match, Massimiliano Allegri (who played for Pisa but remained on the bench for the entire game) and Stefano Pioli (who played all 90 minutes) faced each other, and tomorrow they will face off as opposing coaches in the late match Milan-Fiorentina.

DID YOU KNOW?

Pisa and Verona are two of the 4 teams still without wins in Serie A 2025/26, along with Genoa and Fiorentina. The Nerazzurri haven't secured a victory in Serie A since May 12, 1991, a 1-0 home win over Bari; the Scaligeri, on the other hand, last won on May 25 of this year, a 1-2 away victory at Empoli. Pisa and Verona are the two least prolific teams in the first 6 matchdays: 3 goals scored by the Tuscans, 2 by the Venetians. Additionally, they are the teams with the fewest goalscorers, 2 each, same as Parma. Verona, with 3 goals conceded, are the team that concedes the most goals in the first 15 minutes of matches in this Serie A.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Between Alberto Gilardino and Paolo Zanetti, this is their third official meeting as coaches: record of 2 victories for the Verona coach. One of the two previous encounters, Ascoli-Pro Vercelli 5-1 in August 2019 in the Coppa Italia, represents one of the two heaviest defeats for the current Nerazzurri coach in his coaching career, along with Atalanta-Genoa 5-1 in October 2024, in Serie A. Alberto Gilardino, a former player facing his old club today: the black and blue head coach made 43 appearances in the yellow and blue jersey, scoring six goals, between 2000/01 and 2001/02.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Tourè (Pisa) Cautioned: none

REFEREE

GUIDA (PERETTI – PERROTTI) IV: ALLEGRETTA, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: PATERNA

PROSSIMI IMPEGNI IN SERIE A ENILIVE

Milan-Pisa (Friday 24 October, 20.45 CEST) Verona-Cagliari (Sunday 26 October, 15.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)