Fiorentina Makes History in Conference League Final: Full Match Recap and Next Opponent Determined

Lucas Beltran scored for Fiorentina (85th minute, penalty). Hans Vanaken (20) scores for Brugge. In the first match, held in Florence, Fiorentina won with a score of 3:2.

In the final match, Fiorentina will play the winner of the clash between the English Aston Villa and the Greek Olympiacos. The first match between the teams took place in Birmingham and ended with the victory of Olympiacos with a score of 4:2, the return match will be held in Greece on May 9.

Fiorentina will play in the Conference League final for the second time in a row. In the decisive match of the last edition, the Italian team lost to the English “West Ham” with a score of 1: 2. Fiorentina won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1961. Until 2023, the team lost three times in the European Cup finals – in the European Cup final in 1957 (in Spanish Real Madrid; 0:2), in the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1962 (in Spanish Atlético Madrid; 1 :1, 0). :3 in a replay) and in the UEFA Cup in 1990 (to the Italian Juventus; 1:3, 0:0).

The conference league is being held for the third time. The final of the current draw will take place on May 29 in Athens. On February 28, 2022, the Union of European Football Associations and the International Football Federation banned Russian clubs and national teams from participating in international competitions.