Serie B (Week 5) : Verona defeats SPAL 3-1
ITALY, Sep. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 5: Two wins in a row for Hellas Verona. After their 3-1 win against Avellino on September 17, the Gialloblu continued their sensational form in the Serie B with a 3-1 victory over SPAL this Tuesday.
Valoti Mattia scored dual goals
Hellas Verona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Valoti Mattia ('6) and Pazzini Giampaolo ('34). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Gialloblu further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Valoti Mattia in the 66th minute.
Hellas Verona climbed to second place with 10 points from 5 games, 5 points behind AS Cittadella.
View : Full Serie B table (as of September 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cittadella | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Benevento | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Virtus Entella | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Bari | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Frosinone | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Pisa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Spezia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Brescia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Carpi | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Ternana | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Trapani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Cesena | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | SPAL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Novara | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Vicenza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Perugia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Salernitana | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Latina | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 21 | Pro Vercelli | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 22 | Avellino | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
SPAL Ferrara
- Position: 15 -7
- Best performance of the season:SPAL 3-0 Vicenza (4 Sep.)
- Previous game:SPAL 2-2 Virtus Entella (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Perugia - SPAL (26 Sep.)
Hellas Verona
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hellas Verona 4-1 Latina (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Hellas Verona 3-1 Avellino (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Hellas Verona - Frosinone (25 Sep.)
SPAL
1:3
Hellas Verona
1:3 (0:2)
- 20 September 2016
- 20:30
- ferrara
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cittadella | 15 |
| 2 | Hellas Verona | 10 |
| 3 | Benevento | 9 |
| 4 |  Virtus Entella | 8 |
| 5 |  Bari | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Monday 19 September 2016 | ||||
 | Cesena | 0-0 | Salernitana | |
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 | ||||
| Virtus Entella | 2-1 | Perugia |  |
 | Brescia | 2-2 | Carpi |  |
| SPAL | 1-3 | Hellas Verona | | |
| Ascoli | 2-0 | Vicenza |  | |
 | Frosinone | 0-0 | Pisa | |
 | Trapani | 0-0 | Spezia |  |
| Benevento | 1-1 | Pro Vercelli |  | |
 | Ternana | 0-0 | Bari | |
 | Avellino | 0-1 | Cittadella | |
| Novara | 2-2 | Latina |  | |