Roma duo Ricci and Balasa help Crotone win promotion

The Calabrian outfit, who celebrate promotion to the top flight with three games to spare, count two on-loan Giallorossi players among their ranks.

21-year-old forward Federico Ricci, who came through the Roma youth academy in Trigoria, has enjoyed a memorable year with 10 goals in 34 appearances.

Meanwhile Romanian right-back Mihai Balasa, also 21, has featured 27 times in Ivan Juric's backline, chipping in with two goals of his own.

Another Roma man with a Crotone past is Alessandro Florenzi, who took to Twitter last night to congratulate his former side. Ale spent a successful year on loan in Calabria in 2011-12 – his first full season as a professional – before returning to the capital and making a name for himself in Serie A.