Viola secured a dominant 4-1 win in the first leg in Poland last week thanks to goals from Arthur Cabral, Nicolas Gonzalez, Giacomo Bonaventura and Jonathan Ikone.
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Fiorentina will be looking to seal their progress to the last of UEFA Europa Conference League when they host Lech Poznan at Stadio Artemio Franchi in the second leg of their quarter-final tie on Thursday. Viola secured a dominant 4-1 win in the first leg in Poland last week thanks to goals from Arthur Cabral, Nicolas Gonzalez, Giacomo Bonaventura and Jonathan Ikone. Kristoffer Velde’s 20th-minute effort proved to be just a consolation goal for Lech Poznan at Stadion Miejski Poznan. After that, Fiorentina, played out a 1-1 draw against Atalanta in the Serie A on Monday, while the Polish outfit are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 Ekstraklasa-draw away to Legia Warszawa.
đź’ś Tutti al Franchi!!
⚽️ Fiorentina-Lech Poznan
🗓️ Giovedì 20 Aprile, ore 18.45
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Fiorentina shared the spoils against Atalanta courtesy of Cabral’s 56th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot. The result extended Viola’s unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions, while winning 11 times in the process. The impressive run of form saw Vincenzo Italiano’s side reaching the last four of Coppa Italia and climbing to the ninth spot in the Serie A standings, having collected 42 points from 30 games, seven points adrift of the top six. Meanwhile, Fiorentina have won their last nine Europa Conference League-games, scoring an impressive 29 goals in the process.
Lech Poznan, who came through three qualifying rounds to reach the group stage of Europe’s second tier club competition, might feel they have overachieved after reaching the last eight of the tournament. The Railwaymen have lost only two times in this season’s Europa Conference League and that was against Villarreal and Fiorentina. On Sunday, John van den Brom’s side earned a point against second-placed Legia Warszawa courtesy of Afonso Sousa’s brace. As of now, Lech Poznan are occupying third spot in the Polish top flight standings, having collected 48 points from 28 games, 17 adrift of leaders Rakow Czestochowa.
Fiorentina probable starting lineup: Terracciano, Dodo, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi, Mandragora, Bonaventura, Barak, Gonzalez, Jovic, Brekalo
Lech Poznan probable starting lineup: Bednarek, Pereira, Milic, Satka, Skoras, Kvekveskiri, Velde, Sousa, Rebocho, Marchwinski, Ishak
Fiorentina
| Opponents | Score |
| Atalanta | 1-1 (D) |
| Lech Poznan | 1-4 |
| Spezia | 1-1 (D) |
| Cremonese | 0-2 (W) |
| Inter | 0-1 (W) |
Lech Poznan
| Opponents | Score |
| Legia | 2-2 (D) |
| Forentina | 1-4 (L) |
| Warta Poznan | 2-0 (W) |
| Pogon Szczecin | 2-2 (D) |
| Widzew Lodz | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 3 match-results | Score |
| Fiorentina beat Lech Poznan | 1-4 |
| Fiorentina beat Lech Poznan | 0-2 |
| Lech Poznan beat Fiorentina | 1-2 |
The Europa Conference League match between Fiorentina and Lech Poznan will take place at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
| Fiorentina vs Lech Poznan | Key Details |
| Date | April 20 |
| Venue | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Poland | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:15 pm |
Football fans in Italy can catch the live action on Sky Sport 4k, Sky Go Italia, DAZN, Sky Sport 254, NOW TV and Sky Sport Uno, while those in Poland can watch the match on Viaplay Poland.
