49 years out of the Italian top-flight despite falling
to a 2-1 defeat at Ternana on Saturday.
Forward Mirco Antenucci had given SPAL an early
lead with his 18th league goal of the season, only
for Ternana to hit back thanks to a double from
Stefano Pettinari before half-time.
With promotion rivals Frosinone drawing their
game going into the closing stages it looked as
though SPAL's promotion party would be delayed,
until Fabio Ceravolo struck deep in injury-time to
give Benevento a 2-1 win in that match.
SPAL played in the third-tier Lega Pro last season
and have now secured back-to-back promotions to
reach Serie A under head coach Leonardo Semplici,
with the club set to face off against giants
including Juventus, AC Milan and Inter next
season.
"Hellas verona and Frosinone are competing for the second spot to get automatic qualification into serie A, though Verona have an advantage with two points clear
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