Both sides are heading into the match on the back of league-victories, with the hosts thrashing BW Linz 5-0 in the Austrian Bundesliga, while the Viola secured a 4-1 Serie A-win away to Genoa.
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Least season’s beaten finalist Fiorentina return to the Europa Conference League on Thursday, when they take on Rapid Vienna in the first leg of their playoff tie at Allianz Stadion, in Hutteldorf. The visitors lost 2-1 to West Ham United in the title-decider of Europe’s third tier competition last term despite the fact that Giacomo Bonaventura got on the scoresheet. Nevertheless, the Viola are back for another shot at continental glory and the Austrian club stand between them and a place in the group stage. Meanwhile, both sides are heading into the match on the back of league-victories, with the hosts thrashing BW Linz 5-0 in the Austrian Bundesliga, while Vincenzo Italiano’s side secured a 4-1 Serie A-win away to Genoa in their opening match of the new campaign.
✈️ Vienna
🔜 Rapid Vienna-Fiorentina#forzaviola #fiorentina #uecl #rapidviennafiorentina pic.twitter.com/1ZjleNC32O— ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 23, 2023
Rapid Vienna are already four matches into the new Austrian Bundesliga season. The Green and Whites put five goals past Blau-Weiss linz at the weekend, thanks to Guido Burgstaller’s brace and one goal each from Leopold Querfeld, Ante Bajic and Fally Mayulu. The result helped them to move to third spot in the Austrian top flight standings, having collected seven points from four league-games. Meanwhile, Rapid have a rich history in the continental competitions, having been runners-up twice in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup back in towards the end of the 21st century. Die Grun-Weissen overcame Debrecen with a 2-0 aggregate scoreline in the Conference League third qualifying round and are now just two matches away from reaching the group stages of Europe’s third tier club competition.
Fiorentina, on the other hand, earned a spot in the Conference League playoffs despite finishing eighth in the 2022-23 Serie A standings as seventh-placed Juventus were handed a one-year UEFA ban. After a mixed pre-season that saw them recording four wins, two defeats and as many draws from eight friendlies this summer, the Viola were back in competitive action on Saturday, defeating Genoa at Luigi Feraris in the Italian top flight thanks to goals from Cristiano Biraghi, Bonaventura, Nicolas Gonzalez and Rolando Mandragora.
Rapid Vienna probable starting lineup: Hedl, Schick, Querfeld, Hofmann, Auer, Kerschbaum, Sattlberger, Oswald, Seidl, Grull, Burgstaller
Fiorentina probable starting lineup: Christensen, Dodo, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi, Arthur, Mandragora, Gonzalez, Bonaventura, Kouame, Beltran
Rapid Vienna
| Opponents | Score |
| BW Linz | 0-5 (W) |
| Debrecen | 0-5 (W) |
| Hartberg | 0-1 (L) |
| Debrecen | 0-0 (D) |
| Altach | 4-0 (W) |
Fiorentina
| Opponents | Score |
| Genoa | 1-4 (W) |
| OFI Crete | 1-1 (D) |
| Sestri Levante | 7-1 (W) |
| Nice | 1-2 (W) |
| Newcastle | 2-0 (L) |
The Europa Conference League Qualifier between Rapid Vienna and Fiorentina will take place at Allianz Stadion Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
| Rapid Vienna vs Fiorentina | Key Details |
| Date | August 24 |
| Venue | Allianz Stadion |
| Kickoff time in Austria | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm |
Unfortunately, there is no reliable information available regarding the live streaming of this match.
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