After the defeat suffered at the hands of Napoli champion of Italy, Fiorentina returns to the field at the "Franchi" in the first leg of the Conference League semi-final against Basel, with the return scheduled for May 18th. The viola, in case of success in the double confrontation with Vogel's men, could return to play a European final thirty-three years after the last time. The Italian men reached the semi-finals thanks to 6-4 wins against Lech Poznań, despite the 3-2 home defeat, as they had imposed themselves away with a round 4-1.

Season far from brilliant, however, for the Swiss who in their championship currently occupy fifth place in the standings and come from the home defeat (0-2) against Zurich. In the course of the Conference, Basel still managed to overcome one of the potential favorites like Nice and can count on the insidious attack pair Zeqiri-Amdouni to surprise the viola.

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano: "We have made a great journey in the Conference League that has allowed us to grow a lot. Now a semi-final awaits us and we will try to give our fans this dream after reaching the Italian Cup final. Overcoming this obstacle will require quality, attention, intelligence and the formidable drive of our audience. The stakes are really high, we have the opportunity to end the season in a fantastic way."

In the meantime, in view of the meeting, the prefect Francesca Ferrandino has adopted a measure prohibiting the sale for takeaway of alcoholic beverages and beverages in glass containers and / or cans, as well as pepper spray cans, in the historic center, in the areas surrounding the stadium, inside and outside the sports facility. The measure starts from 9 am on 11 May, until one o'clock on 12 May.

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Artemio Franchi Stadium, Fiorentina

Probable formations

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1) Terracciano; Dodò, Martinez Quarta, Igor, Biraghi; Amrabat, Mandrake; Ikoné, Bonaventura, Gonzalez; Cabral. All. Italian;

Basel (3-5-2) Hitz; Lang, Nuhu, Pelmard; Ndoye, Diouf, Xhaka, Burger, Millar; Zeqiri, Amdouni. All. Vogel;

Referee: François Letexier FRA Assistants: Cyril Mugnier FRA - Mehdi Rahmouni FRA Fourth Official: Stéphanie Frappart FRA Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA.

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