Serie B (Week 20) : Ascoli defeats Livorno 3-1
ITALY, Dec. 23, 2015 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 20: After losing 2-0 to Salernitana on December 19 and 1-3 to Novara on December 19, Picchio returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Livorno this Wednesday.
Ascoli dominated the first half thanks to goals from Petagna Andrea ('2) and Cacia Daniele ('6). Leading 2-0 at the break, Picchio further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Giorgi Luigi with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
AS Livorno Calcio remains in 14th place with 23 points from 20 games, one point behind FC Pro Vercelli 1892.
View : Full Serie B table (as of December 23, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crotone | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Cagliari | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Novara | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Bari | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Brescia | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Pescara | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Cesena | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 32 |
| 8 | Perugia | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Avellino | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Trapani | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Spezia | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Pro Vercelli | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Livorno | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Ternana | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Latina | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 22 |
| 17 | Vicenza | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Modena | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 21 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 20 |
| 20 | Ascoli | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 20 |
| 21 | Virtus Lanciano | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 16 |
| 22 | Como | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2015-2016
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Overview
AS Livorno Calcio
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Livorno 4-0 Pescara (6 Sep.)
- Previous game:Perugia 4-1 Livorno (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Virtus Lanciano - Livorno (27 Dec.)
Ascoli Calcio 1898
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Como 0-4 Ascoli (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Ascoli 1-3 Novara (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Ascoli - Spezia (27 Dec.)
Livorno
1:3
Ascoli
1:3 (0:2)
- 23 December 2015
- 20:30
- Livorno
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crotone | 42 |
| 2 |  Cagliari | 40 |
| 3 | Novara | 40 |
| 4 |  Bari | 35 |
| 5 |  Brescia | 34 |
Week 20 Results
| Tuesday 22 December 2015 | ||||
 | Avellino | 2-0 | Virtus Entella |  |
| Wednesday 23 December 2015 | ||||
 | Pescara | 1-0 | Modena |  |
 | Pro Vercelli | 0-1 | Perugia |  |
 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Latina |  |
| Crotone | 0-0 | Trapani |  |
| Livorno | 1-3 | Ascoli | |
 | Spezia | 1-1 | Como | |
| Bari | 1-2 | Brescia | |
| Novara | 0-0 | Cesena |  | |
 | Ternana | 1-1 | Virtus Lanciano |  |
| Thursday 24 December 2015 | ||||
| Salernitana | 13:00 | Cagliari | | |