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52% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and Ball Possession 48% TWENTE
Fiorentina 2 – 1 FC Twente 
2′ Nicolás González 64′ Vaclav Cerny
31′ Arthur
👉🏆 Fiorentina shining and delighting their fans. Fiorentina win the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoffs defeating Twente on Thursday 18 August 2022 at the Artermio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy. Fiorentina returned to Europe after five years of absence and in the first leg of the Conference League playoffs rule Twente. The party at the Franchi started just before the 2nd minute when Nicolás González opened the score. In the 31st minute, Arthur scored for the 2-0. Vaclav Cerny scored the honor goal for Twenty in the 64th minute.
✅ The qualification remains open and will be decided in the Second Leg match to be played on Thursday 25 August in the Netherlands.
Perfect start! Nicolás González opened the score for the 1-0 in the 2nd minute defeating Twente goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Cristiano Biraghi.
Photo via twitter.com/ACFFiorentinaEN
In the 32nd minute, bam! Arthur Cabral scored for the 2-0 with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Riccardo Sottil.
Photo via twitter.com/ACFFiorentinaEN
Twente shortened the distance for the 2-1 in the 64th minute. It is Václav Cerny to defeat Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gijs Smal
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📺 Click the video to watch Fiorentina 2 – 1 Twente highlights including all goals on Thursday 18 August 2022.
The Artemio Franchi Stadium ready and fans cheering for the Viola!
Here we are 📍#ForzaViola #FiorentinaTwente #ACFFiorentina #UECL pic.twitter.com/8eufArwH7i
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) August 18, 2022
Fiorentina Anthem….. 🎵🎵🎵🎵
🎶 Our anthem… 🎵🎵#ForzaViola #FiorentinaTwente #ACFFiorentina #UECL pic.twitter.com/79kjED7mBy
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) August 18, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/ACFFiorentinaEN
Photo via twitter.com/ACFFiorentinaEN
2022 – 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League
Playoffs First Leg
Fiorentina 2 – 1 FC Twente
Thursday 18 August 2022
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy
20:45
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (POL)
Assistant referees: Dawid Golis and Michal Obukowicz POL)
Fourth official: Damian Sylwestrzak POL)
Goals: 2′ Nicolás González (F), 31′ Arthur (F), 64′ Vaclav Cerny (T)
Booked: Smal (T), Milenkovic (F), Cabral (F), Propper (T), Vlap (T), Cerny (T), Amrabat (F), Maleh (F)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Venuti, Milenkovic, Nastasic, Biraghi; Duncan (61′ Mandragora), Amrabat, Maleh; Gonzalez, Cabral (69′ Jovic), Sottil (61′ Ikoné).
Subs: Gollini, Bianco, Martinez Quarta, Ranieri, Terzic, Benassi, Saponara.
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano
Lineup TWENTE (4-2-3-1): Unnerstall; Brenet, Propper, Pleguezelo (46′ Hilgers), Smal; Zerrouki (90′ Steijn), Sadilek; Rots (46′ Cerny), Vlap, Misidjan (76′ Tzolis); Van Wolfswinkel.
Subs.: Tyton, El Maach, Salah-Eddine, Everink, Kjolo, Cleonise, Bruns, Ugalde.
Coach.: Jans