ROME, May 7, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Lecce and Cremonese locked up promotion to
Serie A on Friday as Silvio Berlusconi's Monza blew their chance of finishing
in the top two.

  Lecce clinched the Serie B title with a 1-0 win over last-place Pordenone
and will return for a 17th season in Serie A, two years after their last
relegation in 2020.

  Monza, owned by Berlusconi, started the day in second place but lost 1-0 at
Perugia and slid to fourth in the final table.

  Cremonese exploited that slip, winning 2-1 win at Como to take second. They
will return to the top flight 26 years after their last season at the highest
level, in 1995-96.

  Pisa jumped to third with a 2-1 win at Frosinone but still must join the
six-team playoff for a third promotion spot. It includes the other top eight
finishers Monza, Brescia, Ascoli, Benevento and Perugia.