At the Stadio Benito Stirpe in Frosinone, Lazio beat Avellino in their second pre-season friendly to claim the ‘Sandro ...

The Aquile threatened with Manuel Lazzari, Vecino and Basic, while Ivan Provedel had to pull a double save to deny Avellino.

Mauricio Pochettino has launched an impassioned defence of his Tottenham squad, with the Argentine not taking kindly to the suggestion that he brought in “sh*t” players against Inter.