Serie B (Week 28) : Novara defeats Benevento 1-0
ITALY, Feb. 28, 2017 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 28: The Stregoni crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 1-0 against Novara.
45 minutes of play and neither Novara nor Benevento have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Troest Magnus in the 54th minute.
Benevento Calcio are down in fourth place with 47 points from 28 games, 2 points behind Hellas Verona.
View : Full Serie B table (as of February 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frosinone | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 52 |
| 2 | SPAL | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | Hellas Verona | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Benevento | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Bari | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Spezia | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | Perugia | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Novara | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 39 |
| 11 | Carpi | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 37 |
| 12 | Avellino | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 34 |
| 14 | Pisa | 28 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Salernitana | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Brescia | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 31 |
| 17 | Cesena | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 30 |
| 18 | Latina | 28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 30 |
| 19 | Pro Vercelli | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 29 |
| 20 | Vicenza | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 29 |
| 21 | Trapani | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 25 |
| 22 | Ternana | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 23 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
Novara Calcio
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Hellas Verona 0-4 Novara (13 Nov.)
- Previous game:Novara 2-1 Spezia (25 Feb.)
- Next game:Ascoli - Novara (4 Mar.)
Benevento Calcio
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Benevento 4-0 Brescia (19 Nov.)
- Previous game:Benevento 3-4 Bari (24 Feb.)
- Next game:Benevento - Salernitana (5 Mar.)
Novara
1:0
Benevento
1:0 (0:0)
- 28 February 2017
- 20:30
- novara
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frosinone | 52 |
| 2 | SPAL | 51 |
| 3 |  Hellas Verona | 49 |
| 4 | Benevento | 47 |
| 5 |  Bari | 43 |
Week 28 Results
| Monday 27 February 2017 | ||||
| Bari | 2-0 | Brescia |  |
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
 | Perugia | 1-1 | Frosinone | |
 | Vicenza | 2-2 | Virtus Entella |  |
| Hellas Verona | 2-0 | Ternana |  |
 | Spezia | 2-1 | Ascoli | |
| Pisa | 0-0 | Carpi |  | |
| Salernitana | 1-2 | SPAL | ||
 | Pro Vercelli | 1-1 | Avellino |  |
 | Latina | 1-1 | Cesena |  |
 | Cittadella | 3-2 | Trapani |  |
| Novara | 1-0 | Benevento | ||