returned to the club 32 years after his experience as a player. Stroppa's first win as a Monza coach came on 29 August, helping his side win 1–0 at home against Cremonese. He guided Monza to fourth place in the regular season, missing out on automatic promotion following a 0–1 loss to Perugia in the final game, which allowed Cremonese and Pisa to overtake the Biancorossi, who were placed in second place with one game to go. In the promotion playoff tournament, Monza entered in the semifinals, where they eliminated Brescia, and then defeated Pisa in a two-legged final on a 6–4 aggregate result (after extra time), thus ensuring themselves a historical first promotion to Serie A in the 110-year club history. Confirmed in charge of the Brianzoli for the club's debut Serie A season, Stroppa was however dismissed on 13 September 2022 after achieving only one point in the first six games of the season. Style of play A quick, energetic, and talented, yet injury-prone player, Stroppa was mainly known for his technical skills, and his ability to create chances for teammates, which enabled him to play in several creative midfield and attacking roles: he was initially deployed as an attacking midfielder, or as a supporting striker, but he was also used as a winger, and even as a central midfielder on occasion; he later played as a deep-lying playmaker during the final seasons of his career. Career statistics Managerial Honours Player AC Milan European Cup: 1989–90 UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994 Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990 Supercoppa Italiana: 1994 References External links 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Lodi Italian footballers Association football midfielders A.C. Milan players A.C. Monza players S.S. Lazio players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Udinese Calcio players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Brescia Calcio players Genoa C.F.C. players Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909 players U.S. Avellino 1912 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Italy B international footballers Italy international footballers Italian football managers F.C. Südtirol managers Delfino Pescara 1936 managers Spezia Calcio managers Calcio Foggia 1920 managers F.C. Crotone managers A.C. Monza managers A.C. Milan non-playing staff Serie A managers Serie B managers Footballers from Lombardy