Fiorentina fight back to beat Polish side, reach Conference quarters | OneFootball

Fiorentina is in the quarterfinals of the Conference League. This Thursday, the Italian team came from behind to defeat Raków Czestochowa of Poland 2-1, securing a spot among the top eight teams in Europe’s tertiary continental competition. Struski scored for the Polish side, while Piccoli and Pongracic netted the goals for the Italians.

Conference League Situation

With this result, Fiorentina should find out who they will face in the quarterfinals in the next few minutes. The Italian team will play against the winner between Crystal Palace and AEK Larnaca of Cyprus. At this moment, the two teams are in extra time. The decision for the next round will be held at the home of the winner of the other round of 16 bracket, with the date yet to be determined.

📝MATCH SUMMARY?🔴 RAKÓW CZESTOCHOWA 1 x 2 FIORENTINA 🔵

🏆 Competition: Conference League | Round of 16 (Second Leg) 🏟️ Venue: Zaglebiowski Park Sportowy, in Sosnowiec (POL) 📅 Date: March 19, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 2:45 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How was the match?

After a first half with little excitement, Raków came out strong and opened the scoring early in the second half. At two minutes, Struski took advantage of a pass from López and struck hard to put his team ahead. At the 23rd minute, Fiorentina responded: on a counterattack, Ndour crossed low and Piccoli equalized the match. In the dying moments, at the 52nd minute, Fiorentina secured their qualification. On another counterattack, Gudmundsson passed to Pongracic, who shot from distance and scored the winning goal for the Italians.

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