Crotone and Perugia earned important wins, Livorno paid the penalty in Pescara and Salernitana snatched a point in Lecce.
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There was controversy in Cosenza, as work to relay the turf was not finished in time and it failed a pitch inspection.
The club risks a 3-0 defeat as a result of not providing a playable surface.
Crotone 4-1 Foggia
Faraoni 31 (C), Firenze 49 (C), Nalini 54 (C), Rohden 64 (C), Mazzeo 93 (F)
Lecce 2-2 Salernitana
Mancosu 4 (L), Bocalon 72 (S), Falco 81 (L), Castiglia 91 (S)
Perugia 2-0 Ascoli
Vido 6, 48 (P)
Sent off: Kingsley 66 (P)
Pescara 2-1 Livorno
Cocco pens 49, 61 (P), Porcino 68 (L)
Missed pen: Giannetti 35 (L)
Carpi 0-1 Cittadella
Proia 80 (Ci)
Cosenza-Verona
Called off
Padova 1-0 Venezia
Ravanelli 40 (P)
Palermo 2-2 Cremonese
Trajkovski 26 (P), Strefezza 64 (C), Mogos 82 (C), Mazzotta 88 (P)
Spezia 3-2 Brescia
A Donnarumma 2 (B), Pierini 6, 17 (S), Morosini 20 (B), Gyasi 74 (S)