Conference League line-ups: Fiorentina vs. Pafos | OneFootball

Fiorentina transform their starting XI yet again in the Conference League against Pafos, with Jonathan Ikone, Lucas Beltran and Christian Kouame.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Lazio-Ludogorets and Tottenham-Roma on the Liveblog.

The Viola are on sparkling form at the moment with seven consecutive Serie A victories putting them in joint second place.

However, they fell to a surprise 2-1 Conference League defeat away to APOEL Nicosia and need to make up for it.

Coach Raffaele Palladino continues his massive squad rotation, changing almost all the players who beat Como 2-0 on Sunday.

BRUGES, BELGIUM – MAY 08: Rolando Mandragora, Cristian Kouame and Lucas Martinez Quarta of ACF Fiorentina celebrate after teammate Lucas Beltran (hidden) scores his team’s first goal from a penalty kick during the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24 Semi-Final second leg match between Club Brugge and ACF Fiorentina at Jan Breydelstadion on May 08, 2024 in Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Yacine Adli, Albert Gudmundsson and Amir Richardson are still carrying knocks, but Kouame takes the centre-forward role supported by Ikone, Beltran and Riccardo Sottil.

Marin Pongracic gets his first start since August 17 after a muscular injury, but the surprise is Lucas Martinez Quarta moved up into midfield.

Pafos are top of the league in Cyprus and still unbeaten, but have done pretty well in the Conference League too.

They beat Petrocub 4-1 and FC Astana 1-0, but lost 1-0 at home to Heidenheim, so are on six points just like Fiorentina.

Pafos won the Cypriot Cup in 2023-24 and their director of sport, Cristiano Giaretta, is Italian.

Fiorentina vs. Pafos line-ups

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Comuzzo, Pongracic, Parisi; Martinez Quarta, Mandragora; Ikone, Beltran, Sottil; Kouamé

Pafos: Ivusic; Bruno, Luckassen, Goldar, Pileas, Dragomir; Correia, Sunjic, Pepe, Tankovic; Jairo

Ref: Eskas (NOR)