Serie B (Week 5) : Cittadella beats Cesena 4-0
ITALY, Sep. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 5: After losing 1-0 to Novara on September 16, Citta returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Cesena this Tuesday.
Kouame Cristian scored dual goals
Cittadella dominated the first half thanks to goals from Kouame Cristian ('8, '44) and Salvi Alessandro ('26). Leading 3-0 at the break, Citta further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Iori Manuel on penalty in the 79th minute.
AS Cittadella climbed to 6th place with 7 points from 5 games, 2 points behind Palermo.
View : Full Serie B table (as of September 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frosinone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Empoli | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Perugia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Carpi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Palermo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Cremonese | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Venezia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Avellino | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Spezia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Pescara | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Bari | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Novara | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Parma | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Brescia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Ternana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Virtus Entella | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
| 18 | Foggia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| 20 | Cesena | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 21 | Ascoli | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 22 | Pro Vercelli | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2017-2018
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Overview
AS Cittadella
- Position: 6 +8
- Best performance of the season:Cittadella 4-0 Cesena (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Novara 1-0 Cittadella (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Empoli - Cittadella (23 Sep.)
AC Cesena
- Position: 20 -5
- Best performance of the season:Cesena 3-1 Avellino (15 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cesena 3-1 Avellino (15 Sep.)
- Next game:Cesena - Ascoli (24 Sep.)
Cittadella
4:0
Cesena
4:0 (3:0)
- 19 September 2017
- 20:30
- Cittadella
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frosinone | 13 |
| 2 |  Empoli | 11 |
| 3 |  Perugia | 10 |
| 4 |  Carpi | 10 |
| 5 |  Palermo | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Monday 18 September 2017 | ||||
 | Avellino | 1-1 | Venezia | |
| Tuesday 19 September 2017 | ||||
| Palermo | 1-0 | Perugia | |
 | Spezia | 1-0 | Novara | |
| Ascoli | 0-1 | Frosinone | | |
| Cittadella | 4-0 | Cesena | |
 | Pro Vercelli | 1-1 | Salernitana | |
| Carpi | 1-3 | Foggia | |
 | Parma | 1-2 | Empoli | |
 | Bari | 1-0 | Cremonese | |
 | Pescara | 2-2 | Virtus Entella |  |
| Tuesday 3 October 2017 | ||||
 | Ternana | 20:30 | Brescia |  |