Serie B (Week 26) : Benevento defeats Pro Vercelli 1-0
ITALY, Feb. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 26: Two wins in a row for Benevento. After their 2-1 win against Latina on February 11, the Stregoni continued their sensational form in the Serie B with a 1-0 victory over Pro Vercelli this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Benevento nor Pro Vercelli have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Ceravolo Fabio on penalty with just 2 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Benevento Calcio climbed to first place with 47 points from 26 games, tie on points with runner-up Frosinone Calcio, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie B table (as of February 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benevento | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 47 |
| 2 | Frosinone | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 47 |
| 3 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | SPAL | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Perugia | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Spezia | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Bari | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Carpi | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 | Ascoli | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Novara | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| 13 | Salernitana | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 32 |
| 14 | Avellino | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Cesena | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Brescia | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 28 |
| 17 | Vicenza | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 28 |
| 18 | Pisa | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 | Latina | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 | Pro Vercelli | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 25 |
| 21 | Ternana | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 23 |
| 22 | Trapani | 26 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Pro Vercelli 1892
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Pro Vercelli 3-1 SPAL (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Ascoli 3-1 Pro Vercelli (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Cesena - Pro Vercelli (25 Feb.)
Benevento Calcio
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Benevento 4-0 Brescia (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Benevento 2-1 Latina (11 Feb.)
- Next game:Benevento - Bari (24 Feb.)
Pro Vercelli
0:1
Benevento
0:1 (0:0)
- 18 February 2017
- 15:00
- Vercelli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benevento | 47 |
| 2 |  Frosinone | 47 |
| 3 |  Hellas Verona | 45 |
| 4 | SPAL | 44 |
| 5 |  Perugia | 39 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 17 February 2017 | ||||
 | Latina | 0-1 | Novara | |
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
 | Carpi | 2-1 | Brescia |  |
 | Cittadella | 1-3 | Avellino |  |
| Salernitana | 1-1 | Cesena |  | |
 | Bari | 3-1 | Ternana |  |
 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Ascoli | |
 | Spezia | 2-2 | Trapani |  |
| Pro Vercelli | 0-1 | Benevento | |
| Perugia | 0-0 | Virtus Entella |  |
| Sunday 19 February 2017 | ||||
| Pisa | 15:00 | Frosinone | | |
| Monday 20 February 2017 | ||||
| Hellas Verona | 20:30 | SPAL | |