Conference League: Fiorentina vs. Puskas Akademia line-ups | OneFootball

Fiorentina give David De Gea his debut in the Conference League play-off against Hungarians Puskas Akademia, with Lucas Beltran and Andrea Colpani starting.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence at 19.00 UK time (18.00 GMT).

The second leg is next Thursday to decide who goes into the tournament proper.

The Viola reached the last two editions of the Conference League Final, but lost on both occasions to West Ham United and Olympiacos.

They are now under new coach Raffaele Palladino and started their Serie A season with a 1-1 draw away to Parma.

De Gea was on the bench for that game, but here gets his first competitive match in 446 days, since Manchester United’s FA Cup Final defeat to Manchester City in 2023.

Nico Gonzalez is left out pending a likely transfer to Juventus, with new signings Albert Gudmundsson and Amir Richardson not yet available.

Despite his status being up in the air, Sofyan Amrabat is on the bench, having started in Serie A at the weekend.

Lucas Beltran is thrown straight into the starting XI as a centre-forward, not a role he enjoyed under predecessor Vincenzo Italiano.

Fiorentina vs. Puskas Akademia line-ups

Fiorentina: De Gea; Martinez Quarta, Pongracic, Ranieri; Kayode, Bianco, Mandragora, Parisi; Colpani, Beltran, Sottil

Puskas Akademia: Pecsi; Maceiras, Golla, Stronati, Ormonde-Otterwell; Nissila, Favorov, Plsek; Soisalo, Puljic, Zs. Nagy