- The Olympiakos vs Fiorentina game will kick off on Wednesday at 10 PM.
- Olympiacos will be playing in their first-ever European final.
- Fiorentina lost last year’s final to West Ham and will be seeking revenge.
Italian side Fiorentina and Greek giants Olympiacos are set to battle for glory in a crunch 23/24 Europa Conference League final on Wednesday night at the AEK Arena in Athens.
Fiorentina made it to the last round thanks to a 4-3 aggregate victory over Belgian side Club Brugge with Olympiacos demolishing Aston Villa 6-2 in the other semifinal to set up the encounter.
With the memories of the painful defeat against Premier League side West Ham United in last season’s finale still fresh in their minds, Fiorentina will be out to do everything possible to return to Italy with the trophy when the duel commences.
The Vincenzo Italiano-coached side head to Athens full of confidence, having gone 13 consecutive European matches without suffering a loss with the La Viola last tasting defeat in Europe twelve months ago.
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Meanwhile, Olympiacos, who are set to play in their first-ever European final – 64 years and 259 days after their first outing in Europe – have also registered encouraging results in recent weeks.
The Greek side’s first European game ever came in the European Cup first round against Milan, a 2-2 draw way back in September 1959. That is the longest gap between a team’s first game and first final in major European competition history.
A victory for the José Luis Mendilibar charges will make them enter history books as the first Greek side to lift a continental trophy.
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What time does Olympiakos vs Fiorentina start?
The match is expected to kick off at 10 PM Kenyan time on Wednesday night at the AEK Arena.
Olympiakos vs Fiorentina Team News
Fiorentina have a fully fit squad with the exception of Ricccardo Sottil, who is currently nursing an injury.
The tournament’s top scorer Lucas Beltran is expected to return to coach Italiano’s starting lineup, having been rested in Fiorentina’s recent 3-2 win over Cagliari.
The same case applies to Ivorian winger Christian Kouame and his Argentine counterpart Nico Gonzalez.
Similar to Fiorentina, Olympiacos do not have numerous injury concerns with Stevan Jovetic being the only player sidelined.
With Jovetic’s absence, Mendilibar is likely to go with an attacking lineup that has the likes of clinical Moroccan forward Ayoub El Kaabi, Kostas Fortounis and Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee Daniel Podence.
Possible Starting Lineups
Olympiacos: Tzolakis, Quini, Carmo, Retsos, Rodinei, Iborra, Hezze, Chiquinho, Fortounis, Podence, El Kaabi
Fiorentina: Terracciano, Biraghi, Milenkovic, Quarta, Dodo, Mandragora, Arthur, Gonzalez, Nzola, Kouame, Beltran
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Olympiakos vs Fiorentina Head-to-head
Olympiacos and Fiorentina have never played against each other in a competitive match.
This will be the third European final across the last two seasons with two sides meeting for the first time in history, with Fiorentina also facing West Ham in last season’s showpiece and Manchester City overcoming Inter in the Champions League decider in 2022-23.
Olympiacos: 0
Draw: 0
Fiorentina: 0
Olympiakos vs Fiorentina Current Form
Fiorentina have only lost once in their five recent matches with that defeat coming on May 5 in the hands of Hellas Verona.
As for Olympiacos, they have won three, and picked up a single draw in the similar number of games.
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Olympiacos: WWLWD
Olympiakos vs Fiorentina Prediction
This is one of those tricky matches to predict since both clubs have enjoyed excellent runs to reach the final.
However, Olympiacos’ have a high a chance of overcoming Fiorentina due to the quality of their attacking lineup.
Nonetheless, the Italians should not be ruled out since they have been here before and thus they understand the pain of losing a final.
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