Chievo in a sentence

Chievo’s goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino (R) collides with Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Italian Serie A football match AC Chievo vs Juventus at the Marcantonio-Bentegodi stadium in Verona on August 18, 2018.

That year, Chievo changed its name to "Cardi Chievo," after a new sponsor, and was quickly promoted to the "Prima Categoria," from which it experienced its first-ever relegation in 1962.

Former Chievo and Cagliari boss Maran was appointed in August after the team secured top-flight survival with a 17th-place finish.

Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon is set to complete another loan switch away from Stamford Bridge, joining Serie A bottom club Chievo until the end of the season.

Empoli joined Frosinone and Chievo, which were both already relegated.

Claud Adjapong was sent off in the 29th for a reckless tackle on Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino and teammate Francesco Magnanelli was also dismissed six minutes from time following a second yellow card.

During the side’s pre-match conference ahead of their Sunday’s clash against Chievo Verona, Acquah was elated with the decision he took in joining the club ahead of potential suitors.

Ekuban joined the Yorkshire Club prior to the campaign for £500,000 from Italian Serie A outfit Chievo Verona but injuries has limited his game time for the side, having made just seven appearances and registered one goal.

In the last 21 rounds, Chievo have picked up a measly 11 points.

In the second half, Ronaldo looked more than keen to stamp his authority on the match as he began to test Chievo's goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino, but the 39-year-old proved to be a fine match for the Euro 2016 winner.

Juventus came from behind to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win at Chievo as Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for the Turin side on Saturday.

Mariusz Stepinski turned in a deflected shot to put Chievo ahead straight after halftime and a superb free kick by veteran Portugal defender Bruno Alves levelled for Parma, another team on 21 points.

Roma recently beat Chievo.

Ronaldo, 33, made his Serie A debut for Juventus in a 3-2 win at Chievo at the weekend after a 100 million euro move from Real Madrid.

Third-place Inter Milan host last-place Chievo in Verona as they hope to close in on the league leaders.

Chievo disbanded in 1936, however, due to economic woes but returned to play in 1948 after World War II, being registered in the regional league of "Seconda Divisione" (Second Division).

Chievo got revenge in the return match in spring 2002, winning 2–1.

Chievo lost the first leg 2–0 in Sofia and managed a 2–2 home draw on the second leg and were eliminated by a 4–2 aggregate score with Levski advancing to the Champions League group stage.

However, because of the football scandal involving several top-class teams, all of which finished higher than Chievo in the 2005–06 season, the Flying Donkeys were awarded a place in the next Champions League preliminary phase.

In 1959, after the restructuring of the football leagues, Chievo was admitted to play the "Seconda Categoria" (Second Category), a regional league placed next-to-last in the Italian football pyramid.