Hellas Verona back in Serie A after 11 years

The draw on the last day of the Serie B season meant Verona finished second on 82 points, two ahead of Livorno, who lost 1-0 at champions Sassuolo in a fractious match in which three players were sent off after a brawl and Simone Missiroli scored in stoppage-time for the nine-man home team.

The promotion ends years of frustration for Verona, who have had to suffer over a decade in the second and third tiers of the Italian football while their smaller local rivals Chievo Verona flourished in Serie A.

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