Lazio turned a slow start into a 2-1 halftime lead over Pisa at the Olimpico on Monday night, with Pedro’s brilliant finish coming just after Dele-Bashiru had pulled the hosts level. The match kicked off at 20:45, and by the break at 21:34 it had already delivered a lead change, a big save and a farewell goal that gave the home crowd a proper lift.
Pisa struck first at 21:10 when Moreo finished a counterattack set up by Aebischer, but Lazio responded quickly and with purpose. Furlanetto denied Pisa a second goal with a strong save at 21:13, Dele-Bashiru equalized at 21:20, and Pedro made it 2-1 two minutes later with a splendid strike. Earlier, Marusic had clipped the outside of the post at 20:54, while Semper kept Pedro out with a fingertip stop at 20:58 before the winger eventually found the net in what was described as his last match with the Biancocelesti.
The first half had the feel of a match that could swing either way, and Lazio were forced to answer pressure rather than control the tempo from the start. That made the response after Moreo’s opener more meaningful: Pedro was involved in the early chances, Dele-Bashiru delivered the equalizer, and the veteran’s goal gave Lazio a 2-1 lead that matched the momentum on the pitch.
There was still a contrast between the clean, composed finish from Pedro and the rougher edges around the rest of the night. Semper had already shown sharp reflexes to stop him, while Furlanetto’s save kept Pisa from turning a one-goal advantage into something more damaging. The game was also being tracked alongside other live football updates, including Bologna-Inter and the Hull versus Middlesbrough Championship play-off final, but at the Olimpico the immediate storyline was the same one that tends to decide these nights: who handles the decisive moments better.
Pedro’s goal carried a weight beyond the scoreboard because it came in his final appearance with Lazio, a detail that gave the strike a farewell tone as much as a competitive one. Lazio still had a full second half to manage, but by halftime they had already shown they could absorb a setback, recover quickly and turn a match around in a matter of minutes.
