With Tait's strange performance: FCS loses to league leader

After the international break, FC Südtirol returned to league action on Saturday - and immediately faced a very difficult task. The guests were league leaders Pisa, who are coached by legendary striker Filippo Inzaghi. Pisa were not a superior team, as FCS played on equal terms for long stretches and at least one point would have been possible. Nevertheless, the confident league leader took all three points thanks to a 2-1 victory.

Bitter for FC Südtirol, and also bitter for Fabian Tait. The captain had a very strange afternoon on Saturday. It started before the match, when the 31-year-old from Salurn was honored in grand style. Three weeks ago, Tait played his 369th match against Palermo for the White-Reds and thus became the club's record player. Several youth players lined up as Tait was presented with a trophy by FCS President Gerhard Comper and State Governor Arno Kompatscher.

The match got even better for the midfielder. After a scramble in the penalty area, the ball found its way to Tait, who scored the 1-0 with his left foot - his first goal of the season.

The FCS fans pay tribute to Fabian Tait.

Otherwise, the Unterland native was one of the best white-red players on the pitch - until the 37th minute. Suddenly Tait fell to the ground and grabbed his thigh. The FCS record player was unable to continue, and had to watch the rest of the game from the bench, cheering his team on from there. But that didn't help either. In the end, Pisa turned the match around and took three points from the Drusus Stadium. It remains to be seen how serious the Salurn native's muscle injury is. This is how the match went The Captain After half an hour of testing the opposition, Tait puts FCS in the lead. A long ball to Odogwu bounces right at the feet of the captain, who scores his first goal of the season with his left foot (29th). bottomless A curious fact about Tait's injury-related substitution: Simone Davi suddenly finds himself standing there in his underpants because the referee ordered him to take off muscle-warming pants under his playing pants (37'). The Danes Two Danes bring Pisa back into the game. Just a few seconds after Tait's substitution, Højholt passes the ball to Lind in a tight space, who stays ice-cold in front of Poluzzi (38'). Turned After the break, a cold shower for the FCS. Defender Ceppitelli unfortunately hits Moreo's foot when trying to clear the ball - a penalty that Arena converts with ice-cold precision (58'). The decision - also because the substitute FCS striker Silvio Merkaj is denied by keeper Semper just before the end when he is alone in front of the goal (88'). For FCS, where Raphael Kofler had to go to the bench for the recovered Andrea Masiello, the constant ups and downs continue. But: a defeat against the league leaders is no big deal. In the league table, the White-Reds are still in a playoff position - at least for one night. On Sunday in a week's time, FCS will be guests in Catanzaro.

FC Südtirol – Pisa Sporting Club 1:2 FCS (3-4-2-1): Poluzzi; Giorgini, Ceppitelli, Masiello; Molina (from 78. Crespi), Arrigoni, Praszelik (from 66. Martini), Rover (from 78. Zedadka); Tait (from 37. Simone Davi), Casiraghi (from 66. Merkaj); Odogwu Coach: Federico Valente

Pisa (3-4-3): Semper; Rus, Caracciolo, Canestrelli; Toure, Piccinini (from 46. Marin), Højholt, Beruatto (from 78. Angori); Arena (from 70. Tramoni), Lind (from 70. Nicholas Bonfanti), Moreno (from 86. Mlakar) Coach: Filippo Inzaghi

Gates: 1:0 Fabian Tait (29th), 1:1 Alexander Lind (38th), 1:2 penalty Alesandro Arena (58th)

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Serie B, matchday 9 Encounters 19.10.24 Bari

1:1 Catanzaro

19.10.24 Brescia

2:5 Sassuolo

19.10.24 Carrarese

1:1 Mantova

19.10.24 Cesena

3:5 Sampdoria

19.10.24 Citadel

0:0 Cosenza

19.10.24 Juve Stabia

1:2 Cremonese

19.10.24 Modena

2:2 Palermo

19.10.24 Reggiana

2:0 Frosinone

19.10.24 Salernitana

0:2 Spezia

19.10.24 FC Sudtirol

1:2 Pisa

Table SP G U V TV P 1. Step on 9 7 1 1 19:10 22 2. Specia 9 5 4 0 14:7 19 3. Sassuolo 9 5 3 1 19:10 18 4. Cremonese 9 4 2 3 13:10 14 5. Juventus Stabia 9 4 2 3 10:10 14 6. Brescia 9 4 1 4 14:14 13 7. Palermo 9 3 3 3 10:9 12 8. Reggiana 9 3 3 3 9:8 12 9. FC South Tyrol 9 4 0 5 13:14 12 10. Mantova 9 3 3 3 11:13 12 11. Baric 9 2 5 2 11:9 11 12. Sampdoria 9 3 2 4 15:14 11 13. Cesena 9 3 2 4 16:17 11 14. Salernitana 9 3 2 4 10:12 11 15. Modena 9 2 4 3 14:14 10 16. Catanzaro 9 1 6 2 8:9 9 17. Carrarese 9 2 2 5 8:13 8 18. Cittadella 9 2 2 5 5:14 8 19. Cosenza 9 2 4 3 7:9 6 20. Frosinone 9 1 3 5 6:16 6

Serie B Italy	SP	TV	P
1. Venice	24	46:22	50
2. Frosinone	24	44:22	49
3.Monza	24	36:19	48
4. Palermo	24	39:19	45
5. Catanzaro	24	32:26	38
6. Juventus Stabia	24	29:27	38
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With Tait's strange performance: FCS loses to league leader

The 2024/25 season remains an up and down for FC Südtirol. On Saturday, the White and Reds bravely stood up to league leader Pisa, but there were no points - but a curious performance from captain Fabian Tait.

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