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Challenge at the top between the Viola and the Portuguese, in third and second place respectively behind Chelsea. With a draw they would both fly to the round of 16 and avoid the playoffs. Cataldi and Sottil are absent due to the flu, Kean should play in attack. Probable lineups.
The Fiorentina faces the Vitoria Guimaraes on the sixth and final day of Conference Leaguescheduled for tonight 19 December at 9pm. Unlike traditional cup Thursdays, Lazio and Roma will not be on the pitch for the Europa League. A case due to the new UEFA calendars and formats, which provide for all three competitions – Champions League included – an exclusive week during the first phase. The match will be visible live and exclusively on Sky Sports One e in streaming su Now TV or via the app Sky Go. There will be no free-to-air matches on TV8. Referee of the race will be the Albanian Jujin Xhajaassisted by compatriots Arber Zalla and Rejdi Avdo, while fourth official Albert Doda. The German Robert Schröder and the Albanian Kreshnik Barjamaj will sit at Var.
Vitoria Guimaraes-Fiorentina, the statistics and the words of the coaches
The 7-0 defeat against Lask on the fifth matchday put Fiorentina on the right track to gain a pass towards the round of 16. In fact, thanks to an excellent goal difference, Viola could just need one tie against Vitoria Guimaraes, who precede them by one point at 13 points, to enter the top eight of the mega-table Conference League and get to the playoffs. An direct elimination like Raffaele Palladino’s team. It is inevitable to consider it the most probable outcome of the match. However, in the event of success, Fiorentina would avoid finishing in the same half of the table as Chelsea, a team now with full points and the main candidate to win the title.
“We will face an excellent team that knows how to play football,” he explained Palladino in the press conference the day before. «At home they can count on a warm environment, it won’t be easy to play in this stadium. We will have to be good at having the right spirit, knowing that it will be a complicated match.” He then spoke about the absence of Edoardo Bove after the scare in the match against Inter: «His smile gives us so much strength, without him we lose a flexible man who could cover more portions of the pitch». Vitoria Guimaraes are undefeated in the competition and are sixth in First Leaguefive points from fourth place valid for entry into Europe next season.
Viola’s probable lineup in the Conference League on December 19th
As for the trainingPalladino should once again field Terracciano between the posts after the young Martinelli had made his debut in Europe in the previous round. In front of him there is space for the four-man line with Martinez Quarta and Ranieri in the center, Dodò on the right and Parisi on the left. Richardson, who performed well against Lask, and Mandragora will once again be in the director’s room, while Ikoné should start from the start in the attacking midfield. Beltran and Kouamé. In attack space for Keanstriker and top scorer of the team in Serie A with nine goals, all scored from inside the area.
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