Follow Sackheroni logic? Well i think there is a reason why he hadnt coached since 2007.
So you got what is frankly expected.
Sackheroni was probably afraid to go for it, and putting on Gio for another striker, especially as we had lost Melo in midfield, we lost balance. He was too scared to change too much, so it would go even more out of balance, as it already had, after Caceres (RWB) came on for DM.
Basically, sack was afraid to loose the match more than thinking about winning it.
Prepare to see more the same btw.