Raków Czestochowa vs Fiorentina: Official Lineups and Live Commentary

The second leg of the Conference League round of 16 took place at Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy. At half-time the score was 0-0.

Filmogaz.com provided Raków Czestochowa vs Fiorentina: Official Lineups and Live Commentary during the match. Our coverage tracked starters, substitutions and key moments.

Team selections

• Raków (3-4-3): Zych; Tudor, Racovitan, Svarnas; Ameyaw, Repka, Struski, Carlos; Lopez, Brunes, Makuch. Coach Tomczyk started Jean Carlos on the left. Tudor later left injured and Mosór replaced him.
• Fiorentina (4-3-3): Christensen; Dodò, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Parisi; Fabbian, Fagioli, Ndour; Harrison, Kean, Fazzini. Coach Vanoli restored Kean to the front three.

Match officials

The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera. Assistants were Cabanero and Prieto, with Muniz Ruiz as fourth official.

The VAR team included Cuadra Fernández and Iglesias Villanueva. The entire officiating crew was Spanish.

First-half highlights

Raków started assertively. Fiorentina responded with occasional high pressing.

Early on Kean threatened with a close-range shot. Svarnas produced a decisive block to deny him.

Raków created other chances through Repka and Carlos. Brunes had a disallowed effort for offside.

Ranieri made a key defensive header to intercept Makuch. Christensen had a poor clearance that caused a scare.

Fagioli grew into the game and tested the goalkeeper late in the half. Christensen pulled off a save to keep the score level.

The playing surface caused control problems. The referee added two minutes before the break.

Half-time arrived with the teams level and all to play for. The tie remained open after 45 minutes.

Context and implications

Raków had lost all three previous matches against Italian clubs in major European competitions. The home side had also lost the first leg 2-1.

Fiorentina arrived unbeaten in four trips to Poland in major European play, with three wins and one draw. The Viola had scored more than one goal in each of their last three trips.

This was Raków’s seventh European home match. They had won all three of their home games in this Conference League season and kept two clean sheets.

Fiorentina aimed to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth straight year. This fixture marked their 50th match in the Conference League, a competition record.

Domestically, Raków sat fifth in the Polish league. They had lost 3-1 to Górnik Zabrze on the weekend following the first leg.

Fiorentina came into the tie after a key away win at Cremonese. The winner tonight would meet the victor of AEK Larnaca and Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals.