Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
A place in the Conference League final will be at stake when Fiorentina and Club Brugge take on each other in a highly-anticipated double-header. The Viola survived Plzen in the quarter-finals and they are seen as favourites to win this two-legged tie as well. However, they will have to showcase their quality on the field. Vincenzo Italiano has a full squad to choose from, except for M’Bala Nzola, who remains in the recovery room.
Club Brugge, on the other hand, are on the right track to regain the Jupiler League trophy. Nicky Hayen’s men are on a seven-game winning run in all competitions. Therefore, we are positive that they will make life difficult for Fiorentina at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the cards in the first leg. All Thiago, De Cuyper, and Mechele are back to contention after the trio missed the PAOK game through suspension.
Highlighted Player (Hans Vanaken):
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Hans Vanaken is a Belgian footballer who was born in Neerpelt on August 24, 1992. Hans Vanaken is a product of PSV football academy, joining the club at the age of 10, but in 2008 he joined Lommel United. The Belgian midfielder continued wearing the green shirt at senior level, scoring 21 goals in 80 appearances for the club in the league.
In 2013 he moved to Lokeren and after spending two seasons at Daknamstadion, he signed a deal with famous Belgian team Club Brugge. Vanaken has established himself as one of the team’s key players and he is likely to play an important role in the Jan Breydel Stadium outfit in the 2019/2020 Europa League season.
His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both central midfielder and left midfielder as well. He has a contract with Club Brugge until June 30, 2024.
Highlighted Team (Fiorentina):
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AC Fiorentina was founded on 29th of August in 1926 after a fusion between Libertas and CS Firenze. Currently Fiorentina is playing his home games in the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence which can accommodate 47282 supporters. The stadium was build in 1931 by Pier Luigi Nervi. De first prize ever won by Fiorentina was the CoppaItalia in the season of 1939/1940. The first Scudetto (name for the Serie A title) was in 1955/1956. One of the most important players in that season was the Brazilian Juninho. In 1996 he was rewarded as the best player in club history.
One year later Fiorentina lost the semi finals in the European Cup 1 against Real Madrid. During that period of time Fiorentina won the Europan Cup 2 against Glasgow Rangers and the Coppa Italia as well. In total Fiorentina won the league title twice.
Important football players that played for Fiorentina are: Batistuta, Baggio, Effenberg, Laudrup, Mijatovic and Rui Costa.