In order to book their ticket to the group stage of the Conference League, Fiorentina had to get past Dutch side Twente in the qualifying playoffs.
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Fiorentina will be looking to put their recent disappointment behind them when they take on Rigas Futbola Skola in their Europa Conference League opener. The Group A tie at the Stadio Artemio Franchi will have the Italians as the clear favourites, atleast on paper. However, Fiorentina are winless in their last five matches across all competition – a stat that will not instil a lot of confidence among their supporters. On the other hand, the Latvian outfit are in a pretty good run of form in their domestic league. Hence, supporters can expect to see a tightly fought affair on Thursday.
| Fiorentina vs Rigas Futbola Skola | Key Details |
| Date | 8 September, 2022 |
| Venue | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Kickoff time India | 10:15 pm |
| Kickoff time Italy | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time Latvia | 7:45 pm |
In order to book their ticket to the group stage of the Conference League, Fiorentina had to get past Dutch side Twente in the qualifying playoffs. However, the 2-1 victory they had against them in the first leg was the last time the Italian side tasted success. Since then, Fiorentina have played five matches in all competitions and are winless in all. They drew four of those and lost once. On the other hand, Rigas Futbola Skola are sitting third in the Latvian Higher League with 57 points from 27 games. At the start of the month, they defeated Grobina 5-0 to register a place in the final of the 2022-23 Latvian Cup final.
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Fiorentina have the majority of the absentees ahead of their Thursday showdown. Defender Igor Julio will be suspended for the upcoming clash and the Italian side will miss a couple more players due to injuries. Gaetano Castrovilli and Alfred Duncan will miss the match due to their respective injury concerns. Otherwise, they have more or less everyone available for this clash. Meanwhile, Rigas Futbola Skola do not have any fresh injury concerns or suspensions, hence they have a full-strength squad to choose from for the upcoming match.
Fiorentina possible line-up: Terracciano, Dodo, Milenkovic, Quarta, Biraghi, Barak, Amrabat, Maleh, Kouame, Sottil, Jovic
Rigas Futbola Skola possible line-up: Steinbors, Lipuscek, Jagodinskis, Sorokins, Mares, Simkovic, Panic, Friesenbichler, Saric, Deocleciano, Ilic
The Europa Conference League match between Fiorentina and Rigas Futbola Skola will take place at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
The live coverage of the Europa Conference League match between Fiorentina and Rigas Futbola Skola will be available on Sky Sport Action, DAZN, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV in Italy; and Viaplay Latvia in Latvia.
