Fiorentina vs AEK Athens, 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, League Phase

· UEFA Conference League
Fiorentina
    FT
    0 - 1
    AEK Athens
    • 35': Mijat Gacinovic

    About

    Fiorentina are hosting AEK Athens at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 6': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
    • 6': Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Luca Ranieri with a through ball.
    • 9': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Cher Ndour (Fiorentina).
    • 11': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Niccolò Fortini.
    • 14': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by Luka Jovic.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Fabiano Parisi with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
    • 17': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Mijat Gacinovic.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Cher Ndour (Fiorentina) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Strakosha (AEK Athens). Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a cross.
    • 17': Offside, Fiorentina. Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
    • 17': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 20': VAR Decision: No Goal Fiorentina 0-0 AEK Athens.
    • 21': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Cher Ndour (Fiorentina).
    • 24': Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Filipe Relvas (AEK Athens).
    • 26': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
    • 28': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Stavros Pilios.
    • 30': Foul by Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens).
    • 30': Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda with a cross.
    • 35': Goal! Fiorentina 0, AEK Athens 1. Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stavros Pilios.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Stavros Pilios with a cross following a fast break.
    • 38': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina).
    • 38': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Aboubakary Koïta (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
    • 44': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
    • 45'+1': Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Fiorentina. Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, AEK Athens 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, AEK Athens 1.
    • 46': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens).
    • 47': Handball by Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina).
    • 50': Offside, AEK Athens. Lazaros Rota is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens).
    • 50': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Pietro Comuzzo (Fiorentina).
    • 51': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens).
    • 52': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens).
    • 54': Niccolò Fortini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
    • 56': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Offside, Fiorentina. Luca Ranieri is caught offside.
    • 61': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
    • 61': Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens).
    • 62': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Roberto Pereyra (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Fiorentina. Eddy Kouadio replaces Fabiano Parisi.
    • 63': Substitution, Fiorentina. Moise Kean replaces Cher Ndour.
    • 63': Eddy Kouadio (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens).
    • 63': Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, AEK Athens. Petros Mantalos replaces Roberto Pereyra because of an injury.
    • 67': Substitution, AEK Athens. Zine replaces Aboubakary Koïta.
    • 67': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marin Pongracic.
    • 68': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina).
    • 68': Zine (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Lazaros Rota (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 73': Zine (AEK Athens) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mijat Gacinovic.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Zine (AEK Athens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda with a through ball.
    • 76': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Filipe Relvas.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Fortini (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia with a cross.
    • 77': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
    • 77': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 77': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by David de Gea.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petros Mantalos with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolò Fagioli replaces Hans Nicolussi Caviglia.
    • 79': Substitution, Fiorentina. Mattia Viti replaces Luca Ranieri.
    • 79': Substitution, Fiorentina. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Niccolò Fortini.
    • 81': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
    • 81': Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Substitution, AEK Athens. Marko Grujic replaces Mijat Gacinovic.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mattia Viti.
    • 85': Corner, AEK Athens. Conceded by Pietro Comuzzo.
    • 86': Foul by Razvan Marin (AEK Athens).
    • 86': Nicolò Fagioli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Albert Gudmundsson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Marko Grujic (AEK Athens).
    • 87': Foul by Luka Jovic (AEK Athens).
    • 87': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens).
    • 88': Marin Pongracic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Zine (AEK Athens).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Substitution, AEK Athens. James Penrice replaces Zine because of an injury.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Stavros Pilios (AEK Athens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Moise Kean (Fiorentina).
    • 90'+4': Marko Grujic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Orbelín Pineda (AEK Athens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David de Gea (Fiorentina). Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
    • 90'+7': Luka Jovic (AEK Athens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+7': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 0, AEK Athens 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 0, AEK Athens 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    47.9 Possession 52.1
    12 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    366 Accurate Passes 410
    441 Passes 470
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    52 Long Balls 41
    17 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    15 Effective Tackles 9
    19 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 8
    20 Effective Clearances 19
    20 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Conference League

    Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Location: Firenze, Italy
    Attendance: 10,964

    UEFA Conference League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Samsunspor 4 +7 10
    2 Strasbourg 4 +3 10
    3 NK Celje 4 +4 9
    4 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 +3 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FIO Fiorentina (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    43 David de Gea (GK)
    15 Pietro Comuzzo
    6 Luca Ranieri
    5 Marin Pongracic Yellow Card
    27 Cher Ndour
    8 Rolando Mandragora Yellow Card
    14 Hans Nicolussi Caviglia
    65 Fabiano Parisi
    29 Niccolò Fortini
    10 Albert Gudmundsson Yellow Card
    9 Edin Dzeko
    Fiorentina Substitutes:
    Luca Lezzerini, Roberto Piccoli, Eman Kospo, Simon Sohm, Jacopo Fazzini, Amir Richardson, Mattia Viti, Moise Kean, Eddy Kouadio, Tomasso Martinelli, Nicolò Fagioli, Pablo Marí.

    AEK AEK Athens (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Strakosha (GK)
    44 Filipe Relvas
    2 Harold Moukoudi
    3 Stavros Pilios
    12 Lazaros Rota
    18 Razvan Marin
    37 Roberto Pereyra Yellow Card
    13 Orbelín Pineda
    9 Luka Jovic
    8 Mijat Gacinovic
    11 Aboubakary Koita
    AEK Athens Substitutes:
    Marko Grujic, Alberto Brignoli, Konstantinos Chrisopoulos, James Penrice, Zini, Domagoj Vida, Christos Kosidis, Ángelos Angelópoulos, Petros Mantalos.

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