Therefore, Pino sought an alliance with Taddeo Manfredi, lord of Imola and rival of Astorre, to counter the latter's attempt to oust him with the help of the Pope.
As a result, Pino formed an alliance with Taddeo Manfredi, the ruler of Imola and a rival of Astorre, in order to counter Astorre's plot to depose him, which was backed by the Pope.