Hellas Verona defender Samir rose to score a first-half header in a 1-0 win at Bologna that secured the Serie A strugglers’ third win of the season on Monday.
Verona have been bottom of Italy’s top flight for most of the campaign, with relegation to Serie B, barring a dramatic turnaround, a near certainty.
However, Luigi Delneri’s men kept their faint survival hopes alive, at least mathematically, thanks to Samir’s crisp 44th-minute header from a corner.
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Verona remain bottom, but are now six points adrift of fourth-from-bottom US Citta di Palermo with seven games left to play.
Bologna, suffering their third consecutive defeat, remain in 11th place.
Champions Juventus sit top of the pile with a six-point lead on SSC Napoli.
LA LIGA
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Levante UD and Real Sporting de Gijon played out a 0-0 draw in La Liga on Monday, a result that kept both clubs in the relegation zone.
Playing at home, Levante had the game’s best chance when Victor Casadesus struck the crossbar with a shot in the 77th minute.
Levante have 25 points from 31 games and remained last in the 20-team standings, while Sporting moved to 18th with 28 points.
Getafe are 19th — also with 28 points. Granada are just above the drop zone with 29 points.
There are seven rounds left in La Liga. The bottom three teams are to be relegated.
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