Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Fiorentina play host to Maccabi Haifa at their Stadio Artemio Franchi in what is expected to be yet another interesting encounter. The Viola defeated the Israelis 4-3 in the first leg thanks to Antonin Barak’s late goal, with the team moving one step closer to the quarter-finals. As Vincenzo Italiano’s men looked sharp in front of goal in a 2-2 draw with Roma as well, home win should definitely be considered. Lucas Beltran is back from the Serie A ban, while Oliver Christensen remains in the recovery room.
Midfielder Jonathan Ikone is widely expected to return to the starting XI. The Greens, on the other hand, have been struggling at the back of late and given their under-par performance in a 2-1 loss to Maccabi Bnei Raina’s troops, we are tempted to bet on the hosts. Angola midfielder Show is banned for the visiting side following his sending-off in the first leg.
Highlighted Team (Fiorentina):
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.