Four wins in a row between championship and cup, a attack what finally worked (18 goals in the last seven games) eudefense which gave signs of obvious solidity in Marassi (the Florence again without conceding a goal five days after the last time in Serie A). There are many positive comments Genoa for the team of Italian In the short term, however, all attention will be on the draw final of conference leaguein which Biraghi and his teammates meet one of the teams “relegated” from the Europa League due to the viola’s second place finish in the Gironcino.
A supplementary obligation early 2023 the Florencewaiting to find out who is among them Sheriff Tiraspol, Qarabag, Trabzonspor, Bodo/Glimt, AEK Larnaca, Ludogorets and Braga plays from February 16 to 23 (first leg away, second leg a week later at the Artemio Franchi stadium). The draw will therefore take place today at 2 p.m. in the headquarters of Uefa Nyon (the “House of European Football”) (there will be “operational personnel” for the viola, the club said), the game will be decreed. which will not allow them to be paired with Lazio at least until the quarterfinals of the competition.
The draw can be followed live on Firenzeviola.it, RadioFirenzeViola, Sky Sport, Dazn and the Uefa. Specifically the regulation in connection with the playoffs of conference league:
How does the draw work?
– The eight runners-up from each group of the UEFA Europa Conference League are seeded; the eight-thirds of the UEFA Europa League groups are unseeded.
– Clubs from the same association cannot be paired by lot. Further restrictions will be announced before the draw.
– Every second player in the conference who has the advantage of playing the second leg at home will be paired with a third player from the Europa League.
What happens next?
– The winners advance to the Round of 16 where they meet the first place finishers from the Conference League group stage.
– Losers are eliminated.
When are Europa Conference League games played?
– Play-offs for the knockout stages: 16 and 23 February
– Round of 16: March 9 and 16, 2023
– Quarterfinals: April 13 and 20, 2023
– Semi-finals: May 11 and 18, 2023
– Final: June 7, 2023 at the Eden Arena in Prague.
SERIES LEADER (SECOND CLASSIFIED IN THE CONFERENCE ROUND): Fiorentina *, Dnipro-1, Ghent, Cluj, Basel, Anderlecht, Lech Poznan, Partizan Belgrade.
NO SERIES HEADS (THIRD IN EUROPA LEAGUE): Lazio, Sheriff Tiraspol, Qarabag, Trabzonspor, Bodo / Glimt, AEK Larnaca, Ludogorets, Braga.
FIRST CLASSIFICATION IN THE CONFERENCE (OUTSIDE THE DRAW): Slovan Bratislava, Sivasspor, Djurgarden, AZ Alkmaar, Istanbul Basaksehir, West Ham, Villarreal, Nice.
* unable to face Lazio in Round of 16.