Serie B (Week 16) : Novara beats Lanciano 4-1
ITALY, Dec. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 16: Three wins in a row for Novara. After their success against Spezia and Livorno, the Biancoazzurri continued their sensational form in the Serie B with a 4-1 victory over Virtus Lanciano this Saturday.
Virtus Lanciano made Novara doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Rodriguez Roberto ('52), Farago Pancrazio ('76), Galabinov Andrey ('78) and Corazza Simone ('87).
Novara Calcio climbed to fourth place with 30 points from 16 games, 2 points behind FC Bari 1908.
View : Full Serie B table (as of December 5, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crotone | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Cagliari | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Bari | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Novara | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Cesena | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Pescara | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Perugia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Brescia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Trapani | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Livorno | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Latina | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Pro Vercelli | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Vicenza | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | Ternana | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Spezia | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Avellino | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Salernitana | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Virtus Lanciano | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 | Modena | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 15 |
| 21 | Ascoli | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 14 |
| 22 | Como | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2015-2016
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Overview
Novara Calcio
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Novara 4-0 Brescia (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Livorno 0-1 Novara (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Perugia - Novara (8 Dec.)
Virtus Lanciano
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Virtus Lanciano 2-0 Ascoli (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Virtus Lanciano 2-1 Latina (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Virtus Lanciano - Cagliari (9 Dec.)
Novara
4:1
Virtus Lanciano
4:1 (0:0)
- 5 December 2015
- 15:00
- novara
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crotone | 34 |
| 2 |  Cagliari | 32 |
| 3 |  Bari | 32 |
| 4 | Novara | 30 |
| 5 |  Cesena | 27 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 4 December 2015 | ||||
 | Virtus Entella | 0-0 | Brescia |  |
 | Perugia | 1-0 | Modena |  |
| Saturday 5 December 2015 | ||||
 | Pro Vercelli | 1-2 | Ternana |  |
| Bari | 3-0 | Ascoli | |
 | Latina | 3-1 | Livorno |  |
 | Pescara | 2-2 | Spezia |  |
 | Trapani | 2-1 | Avellino |  |
| Crotone | 2-0 | Cesena | |
| Novara | 4-1 | Virtus Lanciano | | |
| Sunday 6 December 2015 | ||||
 | Vicenza | 15:00 | Salernitana | |
| Cagliari | 17:30 | Como | |