> Create the file /etc/systemd/network/eth0.conf:
> 
> [Match]
> Name=eth0
> [Network]
> Address=<ip>
> Gateway=<ip>
> DNS=<ip>

That didn't work BUT editing /lib/systemd/network/80-wired.network

[Match]
Name=en* eth*
KernelCommandLine=!nfsroot

[Match]
Name=eth0
[Network]
Address=192.168.0.101/24
#Gateway=<ip>
#DNS=<ip>

[Network]
DHCP=no

[DHCP]
#RouteMetric=10
#ClientIdentifier=mac

 ... did work, after: 
root@arria10:~# _systemctl restart systemd-networkd_