Serie B (Week 1) : Pro Vercelli and Ascoli play out 1-1 draw
ITALY, Aug. 27, 2016 (AMP) — Serie B: Pro Vercelli and Ascoli opened the 2016-2017 season with an entertaining 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Ascoli players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Cassata Francesco in the 42nd minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Pro Vercelli with a saving goal from Morra Claudio in the 90th minute.
View : Full Serie B table (as of August 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellas Verona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Benevento | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Carpi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Frosinone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Ascoli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Avellino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Brescia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Pro Vercelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Salernitana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Spezia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cesena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Novara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Perugia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Pisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ternana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Trapani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Bari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | SPAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Vicenza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Virtus Entella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Latina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Pro Vercelli 1892
- Position: 6
- Next game:Trapani - Pro Vercelli (4 Sep.)
Ascoli Calcio 1898
- Position: 6
- Next game:Ascoli - SPAL (10 Sep.)
Pro Vercelli
1:1
Ascoli
1:1 (0:1)
- 27 August 2016
- 20:30
- Vercelli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hellas Verona | 3 |
| 2 | Benevento | 3 |
| 2 |  Carpi | 3 |
| 2 |  Frosinone | 3 |
| 5 |  Cittadella | 3 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
 | Spezia | 1-1 | Salernitana | |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
 | Avellino | 1-1 | Brescia |  |
| Frosinone | 2-0 | Virtus Entella |  |
| Pro Vercelli | 1-1 | Ascoli | |
 | Vicenza | 0-2 | Carpi | |
| Benevento | 2-0 | SPAL | ||
 | Bari | 1-2 | Cittadella | |
| Hellas Verona | 4-1 | Latina |  |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
| Novara | 17:30 | Trapani |  | |
| Monday 29 August 2016 | ||||
 | Cesena | 20:30 | Perugia |  |
| Wednesday 7 September 2016 | ||||
 | Ternana | 20:30 | Pisa | |