Virtus Entella and Ascoli will officially take the place of Catania and Teramo in this season’s Serie B.

The trial of the ‘goal trains’ scandal resulted in both Catania and Teramo being relegated as a penalty, and Lega Serie B have today released a statement confirming their replacements.

Virtus Entella and Ascoli will officially take the place of Catania and Teramo in this season’s Serie B.

The trial of the ‘goal trains’ scandal resulted in both Catania and Teramo being relegated as a penalty, and Lega Serie B have today released a statement confirming their replacements.

Virtus finished 18th in last season’s Serie B campaign before losing a relegation playoff to Modena on away goals, while Ascoli finished four points behind Teramo in second place in Lega Pro.

“Following the action taken by the FIGC on September 9 2015, the Federation President  has decided to give the clubs Virtus Entella and Ascoli Picchio the license for the 2015/16 Serie B championship,” read the statement. 

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