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.
| Rank | Teams | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEC | 71 |
| 2 | USC | 69 |
| 3 | MON | 67 |
| 4 | PIS | 67 |
| 5 | BRE | 66 |
| 6 | ASC | 65 |
| 7 | BEN | 63 |
| 8 | FRO | 58 |
| 9 | PER | 58 |
| 10 | TER | 54 |
| 11 | CIT | 52 |
| 12 | PAR | 49 |
| 13 | REG | 48 |
| 14 | COM | 47 |
| 15 | SPA | 42 |
| 16 | COS | 35 |
| 17 | VIC | 34 |
| 18 | ALE | 34 |
| 19 | CRO | 26 |
| 20 | POR | 18 |
26 – #Cremonese have been promoted in Serie A after 26 years: the last season for the Grigiorossi in the top-flight was back in 1995/96. Epoch. pic.twitter.com/sBQAv5x0Vc
— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) May 6, 2022
Fingers crossed Monza will make it through the playoffs. then we’ll have 5 teams from Lombardia in serie A
Welcome Cremonese….hope you will wear old jersey again : brown and light blue
Rosario, more interestingly, it will mark the return of Berlusconi and Galliani to Serie A.
feel bad for Messias. He deserves Serie B at the least or perhaps a midtable Serie A team
delighted for cremonese. so many young italian players playing for them = Carnesecchi, okoli, gaetano, fagioli are the jewels. hope they can retain these players and not signed some has-been journey-men to play in serie a…
“That means the play-offs contain Pisa, Monza, Brescia, Ascoli, Benevento and Perugia.” Perugia? I see smth different looking at table.