In one of the delightful twists that football has a habit of providing, AC Milan Football Club will be Napoli’s first opponents of the season at the San Paolo as last season’s runners-up aim to build on their opening 2-1 win at Lazio.
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Iwobi has agreed terms on an improved contract following talks which have been ongoing since the end of last season.
A statement on Crotone’s official website confirmed Stroppa has signed a two-year contract with the club, with the option for a third season.
The fixture list had pitted the two sides on the final day of the season in a direct battle for the fourth and final place in next season’s Champions’ League group stage with Lazio needing a draw to qualify.
Inter are three points behind them in fifth with the fixture list having thrown the pair together on the final day of the season for what is effectively a playoff.
The top four qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage next season and Lazio’s win kept them fourth with 67 points, behind AS Roma on their head-to-head record.
Lazio also stayed on course to progress after an action-packed 4-2 home win over Salzburg in their quarter-final first leg and upstarts RB Leipzig will head to Olympique de Marseille with a 1-0 advantage
In another fixture, Lazio blasted five goals in the last half-hour to thrash 10-man Benevento 6-2 and Champions League quarter-finalists AS Roma drew 1-1 at Bologna.
The Gunners, who progressed in the competition thanks to a 5-1 aggregate victory over AC Milan, avoided a nightmare draw against Atletico Madrid, who were instead paired with Sporting Lisbon
The shootout followed three and a half hours of goalless football between the two sides
The Italians lost 3-1 at home in last week’s first leg with a performance that embarrassed coach Maurizio Sarri, although he has emphasised that winning Serie A is the priority.
Lazio scored five goals for the second league game in a row as they hammered Chievo 5-1 in spite of an injury to Serie A top-scorer Ciro Immobile
English Premier League side Everton were also dumped out by Olympique Lyonnais after a 3-0 defeat in France
The Championship side stuck a deal with Trabzonspor and agreed personal terms with the 24-year-old.
They remain four points clear of the capital side with two games remaining and will wrap up the title however if they beat Crotone at home next Sunday
The Argentine will replace Franck Passi, named on Wednesday as interim coach for the rest of the season
The ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has been battling against addiction for the large majority of his adult life
The game was halted in the 68th minute, following repeated booing from pockets of home support whenever Napoli defender and Senegal international Koulibaly touched the ball
There is no moment when I hear about any bombing that this particular one doesn’t come back to me. I doubt it will ever fade
The Nigerian international however bagged the yellow card after he landed badly on Sassuolo’s Federico Peluso