Sergio Pellissier's penalty proved decisive as Chievo reached the top half of the Serie A table with a 2-1 home victory over Sampdoria. Riccardo Meggiorini fired the Flying Donkeys ahead inside nine minutes at the Marc'Antonio Bentegodi and, three minutes before the break, they doubled their advantage when Pellissier converted from the spot following a foul by visiting goalkeeper Christian Pugg...Full Story »

Substitute Sergio Pellissier scored eight minutes from time to hand Chievo a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Cesena on Sunday. Pellissier, who came on in the 58th minute, headed in a Nicolas Frey cross to earn Chievo three vital points in their battle to secure their Serie A status for next season. The win at the Dino Manuzzi stadium lifted Chievo to 13th place, 13 points clear of Cesena and ...Full Story »

Sergio Pellissier was Chievo's hero as his first two goals of the season lifted them off the foot of Serie A and above their opponents Cesena after a 2-1 win. The 35-year-old, who has been reduced to little more than a watching brief this season, sprang from the bench to put Chievo in front early in the second half. The former Italy international then grabbed a last-minute winner, just two min...Full Story »

Chievo recovered from conceding in the first minute to claim their first Serie A win of the season 2-1 at home to Udinese. Just 50 seconds had passed when Maicousel pounced on some forgettable home defending to run the ball into an empty net. Chievo recovered from their early calamity to equalise through Sergio Pellissier after 13 minutes before Luca Rigoni claimed the match-winner just before...Full Story »

A late goal from Sergio Pellissier earned Chievo a third successive victory in Serie A and ended Roma's own run of four wins on the trot. A draw seemed the most likely outcome at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, but Pellissier struck three minutes from time to secure a 1-0 win and ensure the points would stay in Verona. The result sees Roma lose ground at the top while Chievo continue to hea...Full Story »

Chievo kicked off their Serie A season with a workmanlike 2-0 victory over Bologna at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. Talismanic skipper Sergio Pellissier opened the scoring for the hosts in the second half and Rinaldo Cruzado doubled the lead 11 minutes from full-time. Diego Perez saw red for the visitors with three minutes remaining to compound a disappointing opening day for Bologna. Chievo...Full Story »

Chievo are one win away from being able to plan for another season in Serie A with some confidence. Normally 40 points is the magic number clubs aim for at the start of the campaign, but ahead of the battle against Catania in Verona, Chievo have 39 in the bank as the season enters its final eight weeks. However, bottom two Novara and Cesena are way off the pace and of the clubs in the relegati...Full Story »

Sergio Pellissier fired Chievo to their first victory on the road this season, as they won 2-1 at Catania. Pellissier earned and converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time, before setting up Paolo Sammarco to double Chievo's lead in the 73rd minute. Catania had previously missed a great chance to equalise after Francesco Lodi's spot-kick was saved by Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino. ...Full Story »

Chievo eased their Serie A relegation fears with a 2-1 triumph at bottom side Bari. Sergio Pellissier opened the scoring for the visitors in the 38th minute but Bari got back on level terms with a penalty from Abdelkader Ghezzal late in the first half. Davide Moscardelli put the Verona side back in front for good soon after the restart. Chievo had not scored in their previous three league gam...Full Story »