Benevento vs Carpi, 2016/17 Italian Serie B, Promotion Final

· 2nd Leg - Benevento win 1-0 on aggregate

Benevento

32': George Puscas

FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Benevento win 1-0 on aggregate

Carpi

Benevento win playoff final to earn first promotion to Serie A

Benevento won promotion to Serie A for the first time in their history on Monday after beating Carpi 1-0 in the second leg of their playoff final.

Match Timeline

20': Substitution, Carpi. Alessio Sabbione replaces Aljaz Struna because of an injury.
32': Goal! Benevento 1, Carpi 0. George Puscas (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Venuti.
51': Substitution, Carpi. Kevin Lasagna replaces Fabrizio Poli.
62': Mirko Eramo (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Raffaele Bianco (Carpi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Lorenzo Lollo (Carpi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Benevento. Karamoko Cissé replaces George Puscas because of an injury.
73': Substitution, Carpi. Francesco Fedato replaces Lorenzo Lollo.
74': Maodo Mbaye (Carpi) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Benevento. Lorenzo Del Pinto replaces Wálter López.
90'+1': Substitution, Benevento. Emanuele Padella replaces Enrico Pezzi.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Ciro Vigorito
Location: Benevento, Italy
Attendance: 13,987

Line-Ups

Benevento (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Alessio Cragno (GK)
5	Fabio Lucioni
2	Enrico Pezzi
15	Michele Camporese
35	Nicolas Viola
34	Mirko Eramo
13	Raman Chibsah
6	Walter Lopez
23	Lorenzo Venuti
24	George Puscas
9	Fabio Ceravolo

Benevento Substitutes:

Emanuele Padella, Pier Graziano Gori, Andrea De Falco, Bright Gyamfi, Karamoko Cissé, Antonio Matera, Amato Ciciretti, Daniele Buzzegoli, Lorenzo Del Pinto.

Carpi (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Vid Belec (GK)
13	Fabrizio Poli
21	Simone Romagnoli
3	Gaetano Letizia
5	Aljaz Struna
8	Raffaele Bianco
24	Maodo Mbaye
11	Antonio Di Gaudio
20	Lorenzo Lollo
34	Enej Jelenic
10	Jerry Mbakogu

Carpi Substitutes:

Cristian Carletti, Alessio Sabbione, Simone Colombi, Fabio Concas, Kevin Lasagna, Lorenzo Pasciuti, Giacomo Beretta, Riccardo Gagliolo, Francesco Fedato.

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