Result FIORENTINA 2 – 2 CELJE, Thursday 17 April 2025, UEFA Conference League, Quarterfinals Second Leg

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      Fiorentina 2 – 2 Celje
.                                                     Aggregate: 4-3
37′ Rolando Mandragora                                54′ Aljosa Matko
67′ Moise Kean                                                   65′ Klemen Nemanic

👉🏆  💜⚜️  Mission accomplished! Fiorentina ended the UEFA Conference League Quarterfinal Second Leg  with a draw on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy.  Following a 2-1 victory in Slovenia, the second leg ended in a 2-2 draw.  The aggregate score is of 4-3.  Fiorentina has secured a spot in the UEFA Conference League Semifinal!  This marks Fiorentina’s third consecutive semifinal appearance in the Conference League, where they will compete for a place in the final in Wroclaw against Betis Sevilla. Meanwhile, Celje’s remarkable European adventure concludes in the quarterfinals.

Fiorentina took the lead in the 37th minute when Rolando Mandragora found the back of the net with a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner, thanks to an assist from Marin Pongracic’s through ball. The crucial equalizer came just a minute after Celje’s initial goal, with Moise Kean scoring a precise right-footed shot past Ricardo Silva. Although the goal was initially ruled offside, VAR intervened and confirmed the goal, bringing the Viola back into contention. In the closing moments, Fiorentina had two more goals disallowed for offside: one from Ranieri’s tap-in into an empty net and another from Kean’s left-footed shot into the top corner. Ultimately, there was no danger for the Viola in the final moments, allowing them to celebrate with their fans.

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The equalizing goal that made it 2-2, which also secured qualification, came in the 67th minute. Moise Kean found the net with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, placing the ball into the bottom right corner. He was assisted by Rolando Mandragora during a quick counterattack. The goal was confirmed after a VAR review. The Viola striker made a run from just beyond the offside line and skillfully curled the ball into the bottom corner with his right foot. Although the referee initially ruled it offside based on the assistant’s signal, the VAR team ultimately validated the goal after a thorough review!

The aggregate score stands at 4-3.

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— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) April 17, 2025

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Fiorentina official lineup against Celje

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👉Result 💜⚜️ Fiorentina 2 – 2 Celje
Conference League Quarterfinals Second Leg
Aggregate: Fiorentina 4 – 3

⚽️ Goals: 37′ Rolando Mandragora (F), 54′ Aljosa Matko (C), 65′ Klemen Nemanic (C), 67′ Moise Kean (F)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 55′ Michael Folorunsho (F), 61′ Rolando… https://t.co/gRRNxr5kog

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 17, 2025

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2024 – 2025 UEFA Europa Conference League Quarterfinals, Second Leg

Result 💜⚜️ Fiorentina 2 – 2 Celje
Thursday 17 April 2025
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence,

18:45

Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
VAR: Tiago Martins POR
AVAR: André Narciso POR
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA

⚽️ Goals: 37′ Rolando Mandragora (F), 54′ Aljosa Matko (C), 65′ Klemen Nemanic (C), 67′ Moise Kean (F)

🟨 Booked: 55′ Michael Folorunsho (F), 61′ Rolando Mandragora (F), 95′ Damjan Vuklisevic (C)

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

👉💜⚜️  Lineup FIORENTINA: (3-5-2):  De Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Ranieri ; Folorunsho, Mandragora (90′ Adli), Cataldi, Fagioli (80′ Richardson), Parisi (81′ Gosens); Gudmundsson (90′ Beltran), Kean.

Subs.: Terracciano, Martinelli, Baroncelli, Harder, Caprini, Romani.

Coach: Raffaele Palladino

👉🏆 Lineup CELJE (4-2-3-1): Silva, Nieto, Vuklisevic, Nemanic, Karnicnik; Kvesic, Zabukovnic; Delaurier-Chaubet, Seslar, Svetlin; Matko (90′ Edimilson).

Subs: Kolar, Bejger, Rozman, Gobec, Zuzek, Dulca, Kouter, Lhernault, Iosifov.

Coach: Riera

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