Serie B (Week 22) : SPAL defeats Benevento 2-0
ITALY, Jan. 21, 2017 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 22: After a 1-0 victory over Pisa on December 30, the Stregoni lost 2-0 against SPAL.
SPAL dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Vicari Francesco in the 43rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Spallini further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Floccari Sergio seconds before the end of regulation.
SPAL Ferrara climbed to second place with 39 points from 22 games, 2 points behind Hellas Verona.
View : Full Serie B table (as of January 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hellas Verona | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 41 |
| 2 | SPAL | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 39 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Benevento | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Carpi | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Virtus Entella | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | Perugia | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Bari | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Spezia | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Novara | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Ascoli | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Brescia | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Latina | 22 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 26 |
| 15 | Vicenza | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Pisa | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | Pro Vercelli | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Avellino | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 24 |
| 20 | Cesena | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 22 |
| 21 | Ternana | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 20 |
| 22 | Trapani | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
SPAL Ferrara
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:SPAL 4-0 Ternana (24 Dec.)
- Previous game:Bari 1-1 SPAL (29 Dec.)
- Next game:Vicenza - SPAL (28 Jan.)
Benevento Calcio
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Benevento 4-0 Brescia (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Benevento 1-0 Pisa (30 Dec.)
- Next game:Benevento - Carpi (28 Jan.)
SPAL
2:0
Benevento
2:0 (1:0)
- 21 January 2017
- 15:00
- ferrara
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hellas Verona | 41 |
| 2 | SPAL | 39 |
| 3 |  Frosinone | 38 |
| 4 | Benevento | 37 |
| 5 |  Cittadella | 37 |
Week 22 Results
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
| Cittadella | 2-0 | Bari |  |
 | Virtus Entella | 2-1 | Frosinone | |
 | Carpi | 0-0 | Vicenza |  |
| SPAL | 2-0 | Benevento | ||
 | Trapani | 2-1 | Novara | |
| Pisa | 1-0 | Ternana |  | |
 | Brescia | 0-2 | Avellino |  |
 | Latina | 2-0 | Hellas Verona | |
| Sunday 22 January 2017 | ||||
| Salernitana | 17:30 | Spezia |  | |
| Monday 23 January 2017 | ||||
 | Perugia | 20:30 | Cesena |  |
| Tuesday 14 February 2017 | ||||
| Ascoli | 18:30 | Pro Vercelli |  | |