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·7 November 2024
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·7 November 2024
Fiorentina are in Cyprus against APOEL to keep their Conference League run of wins going with Amir Richardson, Yacine Adli and Christian Kouame.
It kicks off at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia at 20.00 GMT.
The Viola reached the last two editions of the Conference League Final and started this tournament with two victories over The New Saints and St Gallen.
They’ve won their last seven competitive matches in a row and are brimming with confidence.
Lucas Martinez Quarta returns from suspension, with Albert Gudmundsson and Danilo Cataldi nursing injuries.
Moise Kean and David De Gea are rested, while Adli and Rolando Mandragora take the midfield reins.
Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
APOEL dropped down from the Champions League and then Europa League play-offs, starting this tournament with a 1-1 draw against Shamrock Rovers and 1-0 home defeat to Banja Luka.
The hosts are missing Kingsley Sarfo, but their top scorer is veteran striker Youssef El Arabi.
APOEL: Belec; Chebake, Petrovic, Laifis, Susic; Donis, Abagna, Kostadinos, Tejera, Quintillà; El Arabi
Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Moreno, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Adli, Mandragora; Ikoné, Richardson, Parisi; Kouamé
Ref: Letexier (FRA)