Crotone are reportedly considering Roberto D’Aversa to replace Giovanni Stroppa, who must turn things around quickly to save his job at the Ezio Scida.

The 4-2 defeat to Cagliari on Sunday leaves Crotone with one point from five games, having picked up their only point against the reigning champions Juventus on October 17.

Tuttomercatoweb claims Stroppa will have two League games to turn things around, with a home game against Atalanta and a trip to Torino before the next international break.

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Claudio Ranieri will rotate against Salernitana on Tuesday but stressed he ‘cares and the lads must care’ when they face the Serie B side in the Coppa Italia.

Salernitana are second in Serie B with 11 points from five games in 2020-21 and Ranieri knows the visitors are doing well so far.

“I care and the lads must care,” Ranieri told the club’s official website. “I will use those who played less because they deserve it.

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Ivory Coast international Franck Kessie said the Milan shirt feels ‘like a second skin’, praised the fans and claimed the Rossoneri are ‘on the right path’.

The midfielder, who arrived from Atalanta in July 2017, har established himself as a regular in the Milan line-up and been a vital member of the side that are unbeaten in 21 games across all competitions.

“We don’t set ourselves any limits,” Kessie told BBC Sport Africa. “We are on the right path and we have to carry on working like this.

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Tuttosport claims Marco Giampaolo has until the next national break to convince Torino, lining up Davide Nicola and Roberto Donadoni as possible alternatives.

Torino sit bottom of Serie A after three games and three defeats, conceding eight goals in the process.

Marco Giampaolo was brought in during the summer to replace Moreno Longo at the helm, but the Turin-based newspaper claims the next five games could prove decisive for the new tactician.

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The dates and times of the Coppa Italia Third Round fixtures have been announced, including Torino-Lecce and Fiorentina-Padova.

This phase of the tournament is in one-off knockout games, to be decided on the night after 90 minutes, extra time or even penalties.

Serie A clubs begin to enter the competition at this stage, namely Torino, Fiorentina, Bologna, Sampdoria, Cagliari, Spezia, Hellas Verona, Benevento, Genoa, Parma and Udinese.

The following kick-off times are in the UK.

Tue Oct 27

Bologna-Reggina (14.00)

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There were some Coppa Italia upsets already in the competition, as Frosinone, Ascoli and Chievo crashed out, while Trapani didn’t turn up to face Brescia.

Click here for the full Coppa Italia Round 1 and 2 results.

The most disconcerting match was one that never even kicked off, as Trapani are in the middle of a chaotic bankruptcy and potential takeover by fans.

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Inter coach Antonio Conte aims to ‘confirm the credibility gained’ but believes 2020-21 will be ‘much more difficult’ for the Nerazzurri.

Conte helped the Beneamata to second in Serie A, the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and finished runners-up in the Europa League, leading to a shorter preparation period ahead of the new campaign.

But the coach revealed he has seen ‘great attitude and desire’ from the players at Appiano and vows to be ready when they host Fiorentina on Saturday.

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President Steven Zhang said Inter ‘aspire to win’, praised coach Antonio Conte and admitted the Nerazzurri were never in for Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi.

The Nerazzurri patron reveals Inter have to sell to buy in the current transfer market but warns things have changed in football.

“Football is experiencing a very delicate and turbulent moment at international level, this attitude of prudence will not only concern the current transfer market but must be respected in the future too,” Zhang told Corriere della Sera.

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Andrea Pirlo knows he must win at Juventus and aims to secure the 10th consecutive Scudetto. ‘It was like that as a player and will be like that as a coach’.

The 5-0 win against Novara today came only one week before the first League match against Sampdoria in Serie A.

“I’m satisfied, we only had two days to train all together,” Pirlo told Sky Sport Italia. “The lads are committed, which was the most important thing.”

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The draw has been made for the 2020-21 edition of the Coppa Italia, with potential Inter-Milan, Roma-Napoli and Atalanta-Lazio quarter-finals.

It is a tennis-style tournament with eight seeds, Atalanta, Juventus, Inter, Roma, Milan, Sassuolo, Lazio and trophy holders Napoli.

They won’t enter the competition until the Round of 16, which is played in January 2021.

As with last season, every stage of the tournament will be one-off games except for the semi-finals, which are the only ones played over two legs.

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