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Serie B season opening matches and results

Overview

The opening round of the 2026-27 Serie B season has established a highly unpredictable tone, marked by a historic trend among relegated sides. For the first time in the league’s history, all three teams relegated from Serie A—Pisa, Hellas Verona, and Cremonese—suffered defeats in their opening matches.

Cremonese’s loss was a 1-0 defeat against Empoli at the Carlo Castellani Computer Gross Arena. Despite maintaining 75% possession and gaining a numerical advantage in the 59th minute following an Empoli red card, Cremonese was unable to score. The match also resulted in an injury to player Collocolo, prompting the club to consider transfer reinforcements.

In contrast to the struggles of the relegated teams, several newly promoted sides from Serie C performed strongly, with Vicenza, Ascoli, and Arezzo all securing victories. Palermo also emerged as a standout performer among the favorites, securing a 1-0 win against Juve Stabia. This result has already impacted betting markets by lowering Palermo’s odds for final promotion. Other notable results included Mantova’s 2-1 win against Carrarese and Juve Stabia’s earlier 3-1 victory against Bari.

Entities

Empoli · Cremonese · Bari · Pisa · CR1

Timeline

  1. 20 days ago

    [SPORTS] 10 sources
    Serie B opening day sees all relegated teams suffer defeats

    The 2026-27 Serie B season opened with historic upsets as all three relegated Serie A teams—Pisa, Hellas Verona, and Cremonese—lost their opening matches, while Palermo secured a vital win.

  2. 20 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Cremonese loses Serie B opener to Empoli

    Cremonese lost 1-0 to Empoli in their Serie B season opener despite controlling possession. Meanwhile, the CR1 program ‘Diretta Grigiorossa’ enters its tenth season of team coverage.

Sources

casalmaggiore.it · clubdoria46.it · cremonaoggi.it · cronachedi.it · ilrestodelcarlino.it · lalaziosiamonoi.it · pisanotizie.it · tuttob.com · tuttomercatoweb.com · tuttoreggina.com · vivicentro.it

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