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 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | +25 | 42 |
| AC Milan | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | +15 | 38 |
| Napoli | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 38 |
| Juventus | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | +11 | 36 |
| AS Roma | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | +10 | 36 |
| Como | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | +14 | 33 |
| Atalanta | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +4 | 28 |
| Bologna | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +6 | 26 |
| Lazio | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | +4 | 25 |
| Udinese | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 25 |
| Sassuolo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| Torino | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 23 |
| Cremonese | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 21 |
| Cagliari | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
| Parma | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 18 |
| Lecce | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 17 |
| Genoa | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -15 | 13 |
| Fiorentina | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| Pisa | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -15 | 12 |
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