Hellas Verona promoted

Hellas Verona has won promotion straight back to Serie A, joining second-tier champion SPAL in next season’s top flight.

Hellas, which finished bottom of Serie A last season, drew 0-0 at Cesena on Thursday in its final match of the season. That result left it level on points with third-placed Frosinone but above its rival thanks to a better head-tohead record. Frosinone, beat Pro Vercelli 2-1.