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Match preview
Having claimed a slender lead in the first leg, can Fiorentina finish the job in Türkiye?
Last Thursday, Antonín Barák was the only scorer, firing home after the ball had bounced around the Sivasspor penalty area.
So, will the one-goal advantage prove to be crucial?
Fiorentina announced themselves as serious contenders to win this competition in the first knockout round, smashing Braga 7-2 on aggregate.
I Viola won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1961 before, slightly more recently, reaching the Europa League semi-finals in 2015.
Given that Vincenzo Italiano’s team are 11th in Serie A, despite having won three in a row, this tournament could take priority.
Rıza Çalımbay’s team won the club’s maiden Turkish Cup last season, and he’s now guided them to the knockout phase of a UEFA competition for the first time ever.
The home supporters will believe a comeback is possible, but Fiorentina are likely to be too strong at New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium.
Sivasspor team news
Max-Alain Gradel’s petulant red card for lashing out at Lucas Martínez Quarta during the first leg means he’ll be suspended for this one, a major blow.
So Jordy Caicedo will continue to lead the line; he arrived from Tigres UANL in January.
Fiorentina team news
Left-back Cristiano Biraghi was booked in the first leg, meaning he’s suspended, with Luca Ranieri likely to come in.
Arthur Cabral scored three of the seven against Braga in the previous round before taking his tally to 11 for the campaign against Cremonese on Sunday.
First leg scorer Antonín Barák will partner Moroccan World Cup star Sofyan Amrabat in midfield.
Sivasspor vs Fiorentina: Head to head statistics
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