Serie B: Brescia and Benevento in play-off semi-finals

Brescia and Benevento are in the Serie B promotion play-off semi-finals, having eliminated Ascoli and Perugia, so will face Monza and Pisa.

It took extra time for Brescia to finally get the better of Perugia, as the game reached 90 minutes at 1-1 with a Marko Pajac penalty wiping out Christian Kouan’s opener.

Perugia went 2-1 up with Ryder Matos, but Flavio Bianchi came off the bench and proved decisive, creating a goal for Florian Aye and scoring the second himself for a 3-2 victory.

On Friday evening, Benevento had won 1-0 away to Ascoli thanks to a Gianluca Lapadula effort.

Serie B Promotion Play-Off semi-final

1st leg

Benevento-Pisa (May 17)

Brescia-Monza (May 18)

2nd leg

Pisa-Benevento (May 21)

Monza-Brescia (May 22)

Final

May 26 and 29

Serie B: Brescia and Benevento in play-off semi-finals

Brescia and Benevento are in the Serie B promotion play-off semi-finals, having eliminated Ascoli and Perugia, so will face Monza and Pisa.

It took extra time for Brescia to finally get the better of Perugia, as the game reached 90 minutes at 1-1 with a Marko Pajac penalty wiping out Christian Kouan’s opener.

Perugia went 2-1 up with Ryder Matos, but Flavio Bianchi came off the bench and proved decisive, creating a goal for Florian Aye and scoring the second himself for a 3-2 victory.

On Friday evening, Benevento had won 1-0 away to Ascoli thanks to a Gianluca Lapadula effort.

Serie B Promotion Play-Off semi-final

1st leg

Benevento-Pisa (May 17)

Brescia-Monza (May 18)

2nd leg

Pisa-Benevento (May 21)

Monza-Brescia (May 22)

Final

May 26 and 29

Serie B: Brescia and Benevento in play-off semi-finals

Brescia and Benevento are in the Serie B promotion play-off semi-finals, having eliminated Ascoli and Perugia, so will face Monza and Pisa.

It took extra time for Brescia to finally get the better of Perugia, as the game reached 90 minutes at 1-1 with a Marko Pajac penalty wiping out Christian Kouan’s opener.

Perugia went 2-1 up with Ryder Matos, but Flavio Bianchi came off the bench and proved decisive, creating a goal for Florian Aye and scoring the second himself for a 3-2 victory.

On Friday evening, Benevento had won 1-0 away to Ascoli thanks to a Gianluca Lapadula effort.

Serie B Promotion Play-Off semi-final

1st leg

Benevento-Pisa (May 17)

Brescia-Monza (May 18)

2nd leg

Pisa-Benevento (May 21)

Monza-Brescia (May 22)

Final

May 26 and 29

Serie B: Brescia and Benevento in play-off semi-finals

Brescia and Benevento are in the Serie B promotion play-off semi-finals, having eliminated Ascoli and Perugia, so will face Monza and Pisa.

It took extra time for Brescia to finally get the better of Perugia, as the game reached 90 minutes at 1-1 with a Marko Pajac penalty wiping out Christian Kouan’s opener.

Perugia went 2-1 up with Ryder Matos, but Flavio Bianchi came off the bench and proved decisive, creating a goal for Florian Aye and scoring the second himself for a 3-2 victory.

On Friday evening, Benevento had won 1-0 away to Ascoli thanks to a Gianluca Lapadula effort.

Serie B Promotion Play-Off semi-final

1st leg

Benevento-Pisa (May 17)

Brescia-Monza (May 18)

2nd leg

Pisa-Benevento (May 21)

Monza-Brescia (May 22)

Final

May 26 and 29

Lecce and Cremonese earn promotion to Serie A

Lecce and Cremonese have earned direct promotion to Serie A for the 2022-23 season, as Monza fell at the final hurdle and go into the play-offs.

The final round of the regular season was played this evening and they went into the last 90 minutes with everything still up in the air.

Lecce had 68 points, Monza 67, Cremonese 66 and Pisa 64.

While Lecce secured the victory they needed over Pordenone thanks to a Zan Majer effort, Monza fell at the final hurdle with a surprise 1-0 defeat away to Perugia.

Because Cremonese surged into an early 2-0 lead that they retained away to Como, it is Cremonese who go straight into Serie A for the first time since 1995-96.

It is a swift return to the top flight for Lecce, who were last in Serie A during the 2019-20 campaign.

Pisa also won 2-1 away to Frosinone, so Monza slide down from second to fourth.

That means the play-offs contain Pisa, Monza, Brescia, Ascoli, Benevento and Perugia.

Alessandria, Crotone and Pordenone drop into Serie C.

Promotion to Serie A

Promotion play-offs semi-finals

Promotion play-offs preliminary round

Relegation play-out

Relegation to Serie C

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