Verona v Benevento
Romulo fires Hellas Verona to first league win of the season
Romulo fired Hellas Verona to their first win of the Serie A season as 10-man Benevento went down 1-0 in an eighth straight defeat.
Verona dominated the first half with Alessio Cerci shooting over before Mattia Valoti clattered a post from close range.
Benevento went down to 10 men when Luca Antei fouled Valoti to see red but the southerners avoided further punishment when, just before half-time, Giampaolo Pazzini hit the crossbar from yards out.
Second-half substitute Moise Kean reinvigorated Verona's forward line and the Juventus loanee was soon testing Alberto Brignoli with a left-footed drive.
In the 74th minute Romulo made the breakthrough. Daniele Verde rapidly made up ground on the counter-attack before crossing for his Brazilian team-mate to finish on the volley.
With time running out Pietro Iemmello spurned an opportunity to grab a point for Benevento when he missed the mark from a promising one-on-one with Nicolas.
Game Information
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 | +54 | 86 |
| Napoli | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 73 |
| AC Milan | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | +19 | 70 |
| AS Roma | 37 | 22 | 4 | 11 | +26 | 70 |
| Como | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | +33 | 68 |
| Juventus | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | +27 | 68 |
| Atalanta | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | +15 | 58 |
| Bologna | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | +3 | 55 |
| Lazio | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 51 |
| Udinese | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 50 |
| Sassuolo | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 49 |
| Torino | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 44 |
| Parma | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | -19 | 42 |
| Genoa | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 41 |
| Fiorentina | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | -9 | 41 |
| Cagliari | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 40 |
| Lecce | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -23 | 35 |
| Cremonese | 37 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -22 | 34 |
| Hellas Verona | 37 | 3 | 12 | 22 | -34 | 21 |
| Pisa | 37 | 2 | 12 | 23 | -44 | 18 |
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