The Italy great had become the Hammers’ first overseas-born manager in September 2008.
Striker will play his final game at Parc des Princes on Sunday before completing an expected move to the Spanish champions
The goalkeeper Max Stryjek was the hero with two saves in the shootout after Crewe cancelled out a two-goal first-leg deficit to progress
The Ohio rivalry between Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati, which resumes on Saturday, was already becoming one of the most intense in Major League Soccer before last season's Eastern Conference final.But the rivalry pre-dates Cincinnati joining MLS as the then-second-tier club upset the Crew in the 2016 US Open Cup in their first-ever meeting.