Fiorentina and West Ham Clash in Historic Conference League Final

He Eden Arena in Prague will host a duel between two historical teams that, after a time relegated to a secondary role, want to savor a European success. would be the first in history of the londoners and the second in the case of those of Florence, who lifted the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1960.

The Fiore, that he has only won one European final out of the four he has played, returns to play a game that is worth a continental title 33 years after from that 1990 UEFA Cup final that they lost to Juventus. Of course, with the recent experience of having played the Italian Cup final against Inter, standing up to the Champions League finalist.

And it is that it is being a very positive season for the players of Vicenzo Italiano, who, despite the fact that it was difficult to start at the beginning of this season, has excited an entire city leading the viola to two finals. Quite an achievement considering that his last title goes back to the Italian cup of 2001.

Much of the blame lies with two fundamental players in the scheme of the Italian coach. the brazilian Arthur Cabral, top scorer so far in the competition with seven goals, a nail on which a team that, although competing well, fits in with some ease, and the Argentine Nico Gonzalez, who will put all his quality at the disposal of a left foot that he does not hide to hit from long distance, which makes him one of the most dangerous players in the game.

With two victories in a row to close the season, waiting to be able to enter European positions for a UEFA sanction Juventus and with the only dude of the Italian Gaetano Castrovilli Due to knee problems, Fiorentina will maintain their classic 4-3-3 scheme, with Nico González appearing on the inside and leaving the lane free for Dodo.

In case the game gets stuck, the coach viola I could use the Serb’s trick Luka Jovic in the final minutes to accumulate men in the area.

For him West Ham United, a victory can end a 43 year old desert. Almost half a century the fan has been waiting Hammer to see his team win a new title, after the 1980 FA Cup. Many stories have happened since then: relegations to Second Division, lost cup finals, invasions of pitches to attack players, change of owners, the demolition of Upton Park, the departure of legends like Mark Noble…

And how could it be different? this finale is also loaded with drama. Of lose against Fiorentina, David Moyes will be fired as West Ham manager. An abrupt end, but perhaps just, for a coach who has led the Londoners to a European final five decades later, but who has also always been fighting on the brink of relegation despite having a squad made to approach the positions of honor .

this wednesday’s It may also be the last game for Declan Rice, that he is one of the most desired pivots in the Premier League and his move to a team with a greater cachet is an open secret in England.

with the only baja de Ginaluca Scamacca, West Ham will be able to form with their usual 4-2-3-1, in which Soucek accompanies Rice as a double pivot, with Paquetá as ’10’ and Bowen and Benrahma on the wing. Above will be Michail Antonio, who has six goals in this competition.

against the West Ham can play that your last game with something at stake date of May 18, that is to say; three weeks ago. Since that semi-final round against AZ Alkmaar, the Londoners have only played two games, now with nothing at stake in the Premier, against Leeds United (3-1 win) and against Leicester City (2-1 defeat). .

Moyes made several rotations for these games, such as the entry of Danny Ings and Pablo Fornals, formidable substitutes for the final, but he maintained the hard core of the team so as not to lose pace for this Wednesday’s game.