The first leg in Budapest last week saw the Viola prevail 4-3 thanks to one goal each from M'Bala Nzola, Lucas Beltran, Rolando Mandragora and Antonin Barak.
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Fiorentina will play host to Maccabi Haifa in the second leg of their Europa Conference League round of 16 tie at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday. The first leg in Budapest last week saw the Viola prevail 4-3 thanks to one goal each from M’Bala Nzola, Lucas Beltran, Rolando Mandragora and Antonin Barak. Meanwhile, the Israeli outfit found the back of the net thrice through Abdoulaye Seck, Gadi Kinda and Anan Khalaili. Having finished runner-up in the last edition, Vinzenzo Italiano’s side’s mission is to go all the way to final and end their continental trophy drought this time around.
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After securing a thrilling last-ditch victory in Hungary courtesy of Barak’s 95th-minute strike, Fiorentina shared the spoils with AS Roma in the Serie A on Sunday despite taking the lead twice through Luca Ranieri’s 18th minute opener and Mandragora’s 69th-minute effort. Nevertheless, the result extended their unbeaten run to five games in all competitions, recording two wins in the process. Viola are now occupying eighth spot in the Italian top flight standings, having pocketed 43 points from 28 games, five adrift of the European places.
Maccabi, on the other hand, saw their eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions come to an end versus Fiorentina in Budapest last week. After that, the Greens suffered only their third Israeli Premier League defeat of the season at Maccabi Bnei Reineh on Sunday despite taking the lead through Khalili’s opener from the penalty spot in the 16th-minute. The Greens from the Carmel are sitting at the second spot in the Israeli top division table, with 54 points to their name from 25 games, five away from the summit. Meanwhile, Messay Dego’s side are undefeated in their last three away-games in the Europa League.
Fiorentina probable starting lineup: Terracciano, Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi, Mandragora, Bonaventura, Ikone, Beltran, Gonzalez, Nzola
Maccabi Haifa probable starting lineup: Kaiuf, Sundgren, Seck, Gershon, Kandil, Mohamed, Naor, Cornud, Khalaili, Pierrot, Kinda
Fiorentina
| Opponents | Score |
| AS Roma | 2-2 (D) |
| Maccabi Haifa | 3-4 (W) |
| Torino | 0-0 (D) |
| Lazio | 2-1 (W) |
| Empoli | 1-1 (D) |
Maccabi Haifa
| Opponents | Score |
| Maccabi Bnel Raina | 2-1 (L) |
| Fiorentina | 3-4 (L) |
| Hapoel Hadera | 1-0 (W) |
| Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 0-2 (W) |
| SC Ashodd | 0-5 (W) |
| Last match-result | Score |
| Fiorentina beat Maccabi Haifa | 3-4 |
The Europa Conference League fixture between Fiorentina and Maccabi Haifa will take place at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday at 11:15 pm IST.
| Fiorentina vs Maccabi Haifa | Key Details |
| Date | March 14 |
| Venue | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Israel | 8:45 pm |
| kickoff time in India | 11:15 pm |
Football fans in Israel can catch the live action via Sport 1. Meanwhile, those in Italy can watch the match on NOW TV, DAZN Italia, Sky Sport Calcio, Sky Go Italia and Sky Sport 255.
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