Fiorentina are heading into the match on the back of a thrilling 2-1 Serie A win over AC Milan on Friday, while the visitors suffered a 4-3 defeat away to Fatih Karagumruk in the Turkish Super Lig, a day later.
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Fiorentina will host Sivasspor in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League last-16 tie at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Thursday night. After finishing second in their group, the Viola had to go through the knockout round playoffs, defeating Braga 7-2 on aggregate, to reach this far, while Sivasspor secured top spot in their group to earn direct qualification to the round of 16 stage of Europe’s third tier tournament. Meanwhile, Fiorentina are heading into the match on the back of a thrilling 2-1 Serie A win over AC Milan, while the visitors suffered a 4-3 defeat away to Fatih Karagumruk in the Turkish Super Lig.
🏆 Ottavi di finale di Europa Conference League
💜 Fiorentina-Sivasspor
🗓️ Giovedì 9 Marzo, ore 21.00
📍 Stadio Artemio Franchi
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La Viola thrashed Braga 4-0 in the first leg of their playoff tie in Portugal, before securing a 3-2 win in the home leg, courtesy of goals from Rolando Mandragora, Riccardo Saponara and Arthur Cabral, and booked a place in the last-16 stage of the Conference League. Last Friday, Fiorentina defeated reigning Serie A champions Milan at home, thanks to second-half goals from Nicolas Gonzalez and Luka Jovic. The result helped the Viola move to 12th spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 31 points from 25 games. Meanwhile, Fiorentina are now undefeated in their last five matches across all competitions, while winning four of those fixtures.
Sivasspor, on the other hand, ended up on the losing side of a seven-goal thriller in the Turkish top flight on Saturday, despite the fact that Jordi Caicedo opened the scoring and Leke James netted a late double at Ataturk Olympic Stadium. The result ended their three-game winning streak in the league. Meanwhile, Riza Calimbay’s side recorded three wins, two draws and one loss in their six Conference League Group G-games to collect 11 points, just one more than second-placed CFR Cluj, entering the last-16 of a UEFA competition for the first time ever.
Fiorentina Probable line-up: Terraciano, Dodo, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi, Mandragora, Amrabat, Bonaventura, Ikone, Jovic, Gonzalez
Sivasspor Probable line-up: Vural, Yesilyut, Goutas, Appindangoye, Ciftci, Cofie, Saiz, Arslan, Charisis, Gradel, Caicedo
Fiorentina
| Opponents | Score |
| AC Milan | 2-1 (W) |
| Verona | 0-3 (W) |
| Braga | 3-2 (W) |
| Empoli | 1-1 (D) |
| Braga | 0-4 (W) |
Sivasspor
| Opponents | Score |
| Karagumruk | 4-3 (L) |
| Gaziantep | 3-0 (W) |
| Sivas Belediyespor | 3-0 (W) |
| Besiktas | 1-0 (W) |
| Alanyaspor | 0-3 (W) |
The UEFA Europa Conference League match between Fiorentina and Sivasspor will take place at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
| Fiorentina vs Sivasspor | Key Details |
| Date | March 9 (Italy) |
| Venue | Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Turkey | 11:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the Europa Conference League match between Fiorentina and Sivasspor can be seen on Sky Go Italia, NOW TV DAZN and Sky Sport network. Meanwhile, those in Turkey can catch the live action via Exxen and TV8.
