Fiorentina-Puskas Akademia is a match valid for the first leg of the Conference League access playoffs and is played Thursday at 8 p.m.: lineups, prediction, TV and streaming.
For the third consecutive year, Fiorentina is attempting an assault on the Conference League, a “cursed” event for the violets, who have reached the finals in the last two editions but failed to lift the trophy. If in 2023 it was West Ham that extinguished the dreams of the lily-headed players, last May it was Olympiacos that gave another disappointment to Biraghi and his teammates in the final in Athens.
The Viola will therefore have the opportunity to try again despite finishing only eighth in the last championship. In fact, Rocco Commisso’s club “benefited” from the fact that Serie A sent as many as five teams to the Champions League as well as Atalanta’s triumph in the Europa League, two events that allowed the Tuscans to qualify for Europe for the third time in a row (the second from the round of 16). As has been the case for the past two years, Fiorentina will have to prevail in a playoff to participate in the new league phase. And this time the draw has been lenient with the team coached by Raffaele Palladino – the former Monza coach took the place of Vincenzo Italiano, who left after three years – who will face the Hungarians of Puskas Akademia, who arrived to play the play-off after prevailing in the third preliminary round over Ararat Armenia (1-0 win in the first leg and a thrilling draw in the return, 3-3).
A benevolent draw for the Viola
An opponent within the Viola’s reach, who in any case should not make the mistake of underestimating them, since after four days Puskas Akademia is on a full score in the Magyar league.
Florentin, moreover, is still in the process of breaking in. And it proved it last Saturday in the opener with Parma: in Emilia it ended 1-1, with Palladino’s men avoiding defeat thanks to a perfect free kick by captain Biraghi in the final. The lily-livered coach is ready to debut some of the new signings from 1′, such as goalkeeper De Gea and midfielder Richardson. No dice instead for Gudmundsson, struggling with a muscle problem.
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The prediction
The difference between the two teams is very wide, and it would not be a surprise if Fiorentina managed to win by a large margin, mortgaging qualification. At least three goals in total.
The probable lineups of Fiorentina-Puskas Akademia
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): De Gea; Martinez Quarta, Pongracic, Ranieri; Kayode, Mandragora, Richardson, Biraghi; Beltran, Sottil; Kean.
PUSKAS AKADEMIA (4-2-3-1): Pecsi; Szolnoki, Maceiras, Stronati, Golla; Plsek, Ormonde-Otterwell; Levi, Soisalo, Nagy; Colley.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
