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Les 2-3: Italy qualified for the Conference League semi-finals with spirit in their mouth

Les 2-3: Italy qualified for the Conference League semi-finals with spirit in their mouth

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Fiorentina’s Giacomo Bonaventura celebrates scoring against Inter Milan in the 2022-2023 Serie A season in Giuseppe Meazza, Milan | Saturday 1 April 2023
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Fiorentina fell from a three-goal deficit but managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the European Conference League after losing 3-2 at home to Lech.


the Fiorentina solve it for him In Poznań 4-1, but the three-goal margin was almost not enough. The Poles were ready to take the duo into overtime, but Riccardo Sutil and Gaetano Castrovilli fell short in the final. 3-2 And they sent “Viola” to the semi-finals of the European Conference League.

The guests took the lead only in the ninth minute with Afonso Souza. And since the Italians did not get up, in the second part the penalty came. In the 65th minute, with a penalty kick, Christopher Filde made it 2-0 to Lech and four minutes later on a counter-attack, Artur Sobiech made it 3-0.

That score was headed into overtime, once the away goal was eliminated. Fiorentina finally woke up and Sutil scored the goal that once again changed the balance. As the Poles advanced, Gaetano Castrovilli scored on the counterattack to send his team to the semi-finals of a European competition for the eighth time in history.

Quarterfinal results

The first games

  • Ghent – West Ham 1-1 (57′ cuipper / 45 + 3in)
  • Lech – Fiorentina 1-4 (20′ Velde / 4′ Cabral, 41′ Gonzalez, 58′ Bonaventura, 63′ Icone)
  • Basel – Nice 2-2 (26′ penalty, 71′ Amdouni / 38′, 45 + 1′ Movi)
  • Anderlecht – Alkmaar 2-0 (Maurigio 22′, Acemero 70′)
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The second matches

  • Fiorentina – Leh 2-3 (78′ Sutil, 90 + 2′ Castrovilli / 9′ Souza, 65′ Pen. Filde, 69′ Subic)
  • 04/20 19:45 Alkmaar – Anderlecht
  • 04/20 22:00 West Ham – Ghent
  • 04/20 22:00 Nice – Basel

Semi-finals schedule

The first games

  • 11/05 22:00 Fiorentina – Basel or Nice
  • 11/05 22:00 Ghent or West Ham – Anderlecht or Alkmaar

The second matches

  • 05/18 22:00 Basel or Nice – Fiorentina
  • 05/18 22:00 Anderlecht or Alkmaar – Ghent or West Ham

program final

  • 06/07 22:00 Semi-final A – Semi-final B (“Fortuna Arena”, Prague)