Serie B (Week 40) : Novara defeats Cesena 1-0
ITALY, May. 6, 2017 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 40: After three straigth defeats, the Biancoazzurri bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Cesena this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Macheda Federico goal in the 37th minute.
Novara Calcio climbed to 9th place with 53 points from 40 games, 3 points behind Spezia Calcio.
View : Full Serie B table (as of May 6, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPAL | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 74 |
| 2 | Hellas Verona | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 72 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 71 |
| 4 | Perugia | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 61 |
| 5 | Benevento | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 60 |
| 6 | Carpi | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 58 |
| 7 | Cittadella | 39 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 57 |
| 8 | Spezia | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 56 |
| 9 | Novara | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 53 |
| 10 | Bari | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 53 |
| 11 | Virtus Entella | 40 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 51 |
| 12 | Salernitana | 40 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 51 |
| 13 | Cesena | 40 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 49 |
| 14 | Avellino | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 49 |
| 15 | Pro Vercelli | 39 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 47 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 40 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 46 |
| 17 | Brescia | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 46 |
| 18 | Trapani | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 44 |
| 19 | Ternana | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 43 |
| 20 | Vicenza | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 41 |
| 21 | Pisa | 39 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 38 |
| 22 | Latina | 40 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 38 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2016-2017
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Overview
AC Cesena
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Cesena 4-1 Benevento (25 Apr.)
- Previous game:Cittadella 2-3 Cesena (29 Apr.)
- Next game:Trapani - Cesena (13 May.)
Novara Calcio
- Position: 9 +3
- Best performance of the season:Hellas Verona 0-4 Novara (13 Nov.)
- Previous game:Novara 2-3 Brescia (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Novara - Virtus Entella (13 May.)
Cesena
0:1
Novara
0:1 (0:1)
- 6 May 2017
- 15:00
- Cesena
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPAL | 74 |
| 2 |  Hellas Verona | 72 |
| 3 |  Frosinone | 71 |
| 4 |  Perugia | 61 |
| 5 | Benevento | 60 |
Week 40 Results
| Friday 5 May 2017 | ||||
| Perugia | 0-0 | Spezia |  |
| Saturday 6 May 2017 | ||||
| Ascoli | 1-1 | Benevento | ||
| Frosinone | 1-0 | Trapani |  |
 | Virtus Entella | 1-2 | Hellas Verona | |
 | Carpi | 2-0 | Salernitana | |
 | Avellino | 1-1 | Bari |  |
 | Brescia | 1-1 | Latina |  |
 | Vicenza | 0-1 | Ternana |  |
| Cesena | 0-1 | Novara | |
| Sunday 7 May 2017 | ||||
| SPAL | 17:30 | Pro Vercelli |  | |
| Monday 8 May 2017 | ||||
| Pisa | 20:30 | Cittadella |  | |