Cro·to·ne

(krə-tō′nē, krō-tō′nĕ) Formerly Cro·to·na (krə-tō′nə)

A city of southern Italy on the Ionian Sea northeast of Reggio di Calabria. It was founded c. 708 bc as part of Magna Graecia and reached the height of its power after 510 bc.

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Crotone

(Italian kroˈtoːne)

(Placename) a town in S Italy, on the coast of Calabria: founded in about 700 bc by the Achaeans; chemical works and zinc-smelting. Pop: 60 010 (2001)

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Runners-up Napoli became the first team to amass more than 90 points and fail to win title after they beat Crotone 2-1, a result which condemned their opponents to relegation.

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Serie A - Crotone v Sassuolo (BT Sport 1, 11.30am), Bologna v AC Milan (BT Sport ESPN, 2pm), Fiorentina v Napoli (BT Sport 1, 5.15pm), Torino v Lazio (BT Sport 1, 7.30pm).

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Fiorentina beat Crotone 2-0 and Torino won 4-0 at Cagliari, with all their goals coming in the last half-hour.

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AC Milan begin their first match of 2018 against Crotone, occupant of the first relegation spot, looking to climb back into the top of the table and their push for European football next season.

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