[2] That season, Pizzelli became the top goalscorer for a third time along with Armenian Gevorg Ghazaryan, with both scoring 16 goals.

In the middle of the 2011 Armenian Premier League, Pizzelli scored six goals, but was then transferred to Metalurh Donetsk.

In June 2011, Pizzelli signed a contract with Metalurh Donetsk, along with Pyunik teammate Gevorg Ghazaryan.

In the higher level championship, Pizzelli had more difficulty playing and found it harder to score than in the Armenian Premier League.

However, his trouble scoring was also due to the Metalurh coach not playing as a striker, but instead as an attacking midfielder.

In 2011, in a match between Russia and Armenia, the head coach of Team Kuban Dan Petrescu spotted Pizzelli and was interested in the player.

[5] On 18 March, Pizzelli scored the first goal in the Russian Premier League and brought Kuban the win over Rubin Kazan.

[7] After six months with Krasnodar, Pizzelli joined Kazakhstan Premier League side Aktobe on a season-long loan in January 2014.

His fourth goal for the national team scored in the match against Macedonia, in which Armenia won 4–1.

In a friendly game, which was held 29 February 2012 against Canada, marked the first time in his double gate rivals.

[17] On 11 October 2014, Pizzelli had a penalty saved by Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match, after which Zoran Tošić scored a late equaliser to give Serbia a 1–1 draw.