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 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | +49 | 79 |
| Napoli | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | +19 | 69 |
| AC Milan | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 67 |
| Juventus | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | +28 | 64 |
| Como | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | +31 | 61 |
| AS Roma | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | +19 | 61 |
| Atalanta | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | +15 | 54 |
| Lazio | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | +4 | 48 |
| Bologna | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +1 | 48 |
| Sassuolo | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 46 |
| Udinese | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 44 |
| Parma | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | -15 | 42 |
| Torino | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 41 |
| Genoa | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 39 |
| Fiorentina | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 37 |
| Cagliari | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 36 |
| Lecce | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 29 |
| Cremonese | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -25 | 28 |
| Hellas Verona | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -33 | 19 |
| Pisa | 34 | 2 | 12 | 20 | -37 | 18 |
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