Serie B (Week 17) : Cagliari defeats Lanciano 3-1
ITALY, Dec. 9, 2015 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 17: After their 1-1 draw against Como on December 6, the Rossoblu bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Virtus Lanciano this Wednesday.
Cagliari dominated the first half thanks to goals from Tello Andres ('13) and Salamon Bartosz ('34). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Rossoblu further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Cerri Alberto in the 67th minute.
Cagliari remains in second place with 36 points from 17 games, one point behind FC Crotone.
View : Full Serie B table (as of December 9, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crotone | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Cagliari | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Novara | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Bari | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Cesena | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Brescia | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Pescara | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Virtus Entella | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Perugia | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Trapani | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | Livorno | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Spezia | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Vicenza | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Latina | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Pro Vercelli | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Avellino | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 19 |
| 17 | Ternana | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 19 |
| 18 | Modena | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 18 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 20 | Ascoli | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Virtus Lanciano | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 | Como | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2015-2016
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Overview
Virtus Lanciano
- Position: 21 -2
- Best performance of the season:Virtus Lanciano 2-0 Ascoli (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Novara 4-1 Virtus Lanciano (5 Dec.)
- Next game:Avellino - Virtus Lanciano (12 Dec.)
Cagliari
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Cagliari 4-0 Crotone (7 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cagliari 1-1 Como (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Livorno - Cagliari (12 Dec.)
Virtus Lanciano
1:3
Cagliari
1:3 (0:2)
- 9 December 2015
- 18:30
- Lanciano
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crotone | 37 |
| 2 | Cagliari | 36 |
| 3 | Novara | 33 |
| 4 |  Bari | 32 |
| 5 |  Cesena | 28 |
Week 17 Results
| Tuesday 8 December 2015 | ||||
| Ascoli | 1-0 | Ternana |  | |
 | Avellino | 1-0 | Pro Vercelli |  |
| Cesena | 0-0 | Trapani |  |
 | Modena | 2-1 | Bari | |
 | Virtus Entella | 1-0 | Latina |  |
 | Perugia | 1-4 | Novara | |
 | Brescia | 2-0 | Pescara |  |
| Wednesday 9 December 2015 | ||||
| Virtus Lanciano | 1-3 | Cagliari | |
| Como | 0-1 | Crotone | | |
 | Spezia | 1-0 | Vicenza |  |
 | Livorno | 0-0 | Salernitana | |