The Italians are winless in their last seven games. The last time they won a match was in the Europa Conference League playoff first leg against FC Twente.
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Istanbul Basaksehir will hope to continue their impressive start to the season when they take on Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League. The Thursday night clash will see two sides with contrasting forms taking on each other. Basaksehir are unbeaten so far in their domestic league and have started their European contest in the same positive manner. In contrast, Fiorentina are on a poor run of form. It has been about a month since they last won a game of football in any competition.
| Istanbul Basaksehir vs Fiorentina | Key details |
| Date | September 15th |
| Venue | Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in Turkey | 9 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 10 pm (Thursday) |
Fiorentina are sitting 11th in the Serie A table, having managed just six points from the same number of matches. They have won only once in the league till now. Overall, the Italians are winless in their last seven games. The last time they won a match was in the Europa Conference League playoff first leg against FC Twente last month. Meanwhile, Istanbul Basaksehir are on an excellent run in their domestic league, sitting second with 13 points from five games. Basaksehir trounced Hearts 4-0 in their opening group match last week, while Fiorentina could only manage a draw against Rigas Futbola Skola.
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Istanbul Basaksehir received a major boost with former Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil returning from injury. He trained this week, however, it is not clear whether he is match fit. Besides, it is unclear who among Muhammed Sengezer and Volkan Babacan will start between the sticks for them. Meanwhile, Fiorentina have a bigger absentee list. Alfred Duncan is a major doubt for the upcoming clash. One thing is for sure, they will miss Nikola Milenkovic. He will be joined on the sidelines by Gaetano Castrovilli and Dodo. It will be interesting to see how they will replace the injured players.
Istanbul Basaksehir possible line-up: Sengezer, Sahiner, Duarte, Ndayishimiye, Lima, Tekdemir, Biglia, Ozcan, Traore, Gurler, Keny
Fiorentina possible line-up: Terracciano, Sorokins, Martinez, Igor, Biraghi, Bonaventura, Amrabat, Barak, Kouame, Ikone, Jovic
The Europa Conference League match between Istanbul Basaksehir and Fiorentina will take place at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
The live coverage of the Europa Conference League match between Istanbul Basaksehir and Fiorentina will be available on TV8, Sky Sport Football, DAZN, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV, Sky Sport 253 in Italy; and Exxen in Turkey.
