The 2004-05 campaign delivered an ambitious but ultimately mid-table season for Piacenza as the Biancorossi finished 9th in Serie B, missing out on the promotion play-offs. Leading the charge and providing a thrilling spark was the young loanee, Simone Pepe, whose 12 crucial league goals made him the team's top scorer in a campaign built on inconsistency under Giuseppe Iachini. It was a pivotal year that saw the emergence of the future Italian international and marked a solid, if frustrating, chapter in the club’s history in the second tier.