Fiorentina must avoid defeat to guarantee top spot in the Conference League, as Lucas Beltran and Nico Gonzalez start in this head-to-head with Dejan Stankovic’s Ferencvaros.

It kicks off in Budapest at 17.45 GMT.

The Viola have already qualified for the next phase of the Conference League, but a point would suffice here to secure first place and therefore avoiding the knockout round play-offs.

Giacomo Bonaventura, Arthur Melo, Riccardo Sottil, Gaetano Castrovilli and Dodo are injured, while captain Cristiano Biraghi sits out a ban.

When these sides met in October, Fiorentina had to fight back from 2-0 down for a draw with Jonathan Ikone deep into stoppages.

Ferencvaros also need only a point to guarantee qualification in second place, but being on home turf will want to go for the victory.

Myenty Abena and Adama Traore are injured, while Adam Halmai is a long-term absentee, but Barnabas Varga returns after an injury lay-off.

Ferencvaros: Dibusz; Makreckis, I Cisse, Anaeba, Civic; Abu Fani, Esiti; Katona, Zachariassen, Marquinhos; B Varga

Fiorentina: Christensen; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Parisi; Maxime Lopez, Mandragora; Nico Gonzalez, Barak, Brekalo; Beltran

Ref: Godinho (POR)

14-12-2023 17:45 MatchDay 6 Groupama Arena

Fiorentina vs

Season Analytics

Ferencvárosi Positions Fiorentina SEASON TOTAL FTC HOME 1 1 0 2 3 0

Last matches

30-11-2023 Čukarički W 1 - 2
09-11-2023 Genk D 1 - 1
26-10-2023 Genk D 0 - 0
05-10-2023 Fiorentina D 2 - 2
21-09-2023 Čukarički W 3 - 1
09-11-2023 Genk D 1 - 1
21-09-2023 Čukarički W 3 - 1
SEASON TOTAL FIO AWAY 1 1 0 3 2 0

Last matches

2 - 1 W Genk 30-11-2023
0 - 1 W Čukarički 09-11-2023
6 - 0 W Čukarički 26-10-2023
2 - 2 D Ferencvárosi 05-10-2023
2 - 2 D Genk 21-09-2023
0 - 1 W Čukarički

09-11-2023 2 - 2 D Genk

21-09-2023

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