Pro Vercelli and Ternana disagreed with the vacancies being filled by Catania , Novara and Siena for the series B 2018-19 season .
Although it was expected that the three vacancies were to be filled by Catania , Novara and Siena , Pro Vercelli and Ternana disagreed , so on 10 August , the Lega B announced the 2018–19 season would go ahead with 19 teams instead of the regular 22 .
2018–19 Serie B