Wojciech Szczesny played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet as Roma beat Crotone 4-0.
Stephan El Shaarawy gave the hosts the lead, with Mohamed Salah extending their advantage. Edin Dzeko then scored a brace to put the game beyond the reach of the visitors.
Takuma Asano played 68 minutes and provided an assist in Stuttgart’s 2-0 victory against Braunschweig. Toni Sunjic opened the scoring before Asano teed up Kevin Großkeutz for the game’s second goal.
Kelechi Nwakali played the final 16 minutes as Maastricht drew 3-3 with Volendam before losing 5-4 on penalties in the KNVB Beker. Jack Tuijp scored all three goals for Volendam, while Joeri Schroijen, Thomas Verheijdt and Luis Pedro among the goals for Maastricht. Florian Loshaj’s miss in the penalty shoot-out confirmed Nwakali’s side’s elimination. Stefan O’Connor was an unused substitute in the same match.
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