Italy. Serie B: tournament table
№
MP
W
D
L
G
Pts
1
Venezia
32
20
8
4
64:27
68
2
Monza
32
19
8
5
50:26
65
3
Frosinone
32
18
11
3
62:32
65
4
Palermo
32
17
10
5
52:27
61
5
US Catanzaro 1929
31
14
10
7
49:38
52
6
Modena
31
14
8
9
42:25
50
7
Juve Stabia
32
10
15
7
38:38
45
8
Cesena
32
12
7
13
41:47
43
9
Carrarese Calcio
32
9
12
11
41:42
39
10
Avellino
32
10
9
13
37:51
39
11
Sudtirol
32
8
14
10
34:35
38
12
Empoli
32
8
12
12
43:47
36
13
Padova
32
8
10
14
32:43
34
14
Mantova 1911
32
9
7
16
36:48
34
15
Sampdoria
32
8
10
14
31:43
34
16
Virtus Entella
32
8
10
14
31:45
34
17
Bari 1908
32
7
10
15
30:50
31
18
Reggiana
32
7
9
16
30:49
30
19
Spezia Calcio
32
7
9
16
31:46
30
20
Pescara
32
6
11
15
43:58
29
Which one of these two sides will make it to the top flight next season? The Serie B promotion playoffs have been whittled down from six to two, leaving Cittadella and Hellas Verona fighting for a top-flight place. The pair have defied the odds to be here, but they are aiming for one last push to make it into to the top flight. So, will it be the hosts who take the first leg advantage, or can Hellas Verona boost their chances of an immediate return to top flight football?
Cittadella come into the final as the outsiders, especially given that they’re away from home in the second leg. On top of that, they’ve never made it into the top flight before, so this would be an incredible feat for the hosts to get over the line in this week’s playoff final. They are aiming to build on a solid campaign which saw them finish in seventh place, bumped up from eighth thanks to the penalties applied to Palermo.
Hellas Verona finished just a place ahead of Cittadella, so it’s set to be a tight tie, despite the Verona side approaching this clash as the favourites. They make this trip just two games from a speedy return to Serie A. Last term they finished 19th in the top flight, but Verona are pushing to bounce back. They have the chance to become Verona’s sole side in the top division, with Chievo disappointing as they were dumped out of Serie A this term. Will Hellas Verona pass their old rivals in their move up the ranks?