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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Artemio Franchi - Florence Thursday 22 October 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) ACF Fiorentina Group I - Matchday 3 KKS Lech Poznań Last updated 22/10/2015 15:31CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 ACF Fiorentina - KKS Lech Poznań Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams ACF Fiorentina - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RTS Widzew Łódź - ACF 0-2 25/08/1999 QR3 Lodz Chiesa 39, Cois 67 Fiorentina agg: 1-5 Adani 17, Cois 57, ACF Fiorentina - RTS Widzew 11/08/1999 QR3 3-1 Florence Rui Costa 89; Adani Łódź 73 (og) KKS Lech Poznań - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rudņevs 12; Iaquinta 01/12/2010 GS KKS Lech Poznań - Juventus 1-1 Poznan 84 Chiellini 45+2, 50, Del 16/09/2010 GS Juventus - KKS Lech Poznań 3-3 Turin Piero 68; Rudņevs 14 (P), 30, 90+2 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Udinese Calcio - KKS Lech 2-1 Pepe 57, Di Natale 26/02/2009 R3 Udine Poznań agg: 4-3 90+1; Rengifo 13 Rengifo 81, Arboleda KKS Lech Poznań - Udinese 19/02/2009 R3 2-2 Poznan 84; Quagliarella 50, Calcio Arboleda 55 (og) Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA ACF Fiorentina 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 KKS Lech Poznań 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 7 8 2 ACF Fiorentina - KKS Lech Poznań Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Match background ACF Fiorentina recorded a substantial away win on matchday two and are overdue a home success as they welcome KKS Lech Poznań in UEFA Europa League Group I. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Fiorentina won both of their previous games against Polish opponents by a two-goal margin, beating RTS Widzew Łódź 3-1 at home and 2-0 away in the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. • Lech have yet to win in four matches against Italian teams (D3 L1). Form guide • Fiorentina's 4-0 triumph at Os Belenenses on matchday two equalled their biggest margin of victory away from home in UEFA competition. However, they have lost their last two European fixtures at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. • Lech have yet to score in two Group I games (D1 L1). • Fiorentina have made it through to the round of 32 in all three of their UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. • Lech progressed to the round of 32 in their two previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage participations. Trivia and links • The journey from Poznan to Florence is around 1,050km. • The game is taking place the day after Lech forward Dariusz Formella's 20th birthday. • Fiorentina's on-loan Poland midfielder Jakub Błaszczykowski started his career at KS Częstochowa before moving on to Lech's domestic rivals Wisła Kraków in 2005. He joined the Viola on a temporary basis in the summer after eight years at Borussia Dortmund. • Lech are one of ten domestic champions in this season's group stage, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), Qarabağ FK (Albania), APOEL FC (Cyprus), FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic), FC Midtjylland (Denmark), FK Partizan (Serbia), Molde FK (Norway), Celtic FC (Scotland) and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). The coaches • A European champion as a player with Juventus (1996) and Borussia Dortmund (1997), former Portugal midfielder Paulo Sousa joined Fiorentina in June and is on the hunt for a third title in as many seasons, having won the 2013/14 Israeli crown with Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC and the Swiss Super League last term with Basel. • Jan Urban replaced Maciej Skorża as Lech coach in the run-up to matchday three with the Polish champions bottom of the Ekstraklasa table. Former Poland striker Urban won three national titles as a player and two more as Legia Warszawa coach. 3 ACF Fiorentina - KKS Lech Poznań Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Team facts ACF Fiorentina Formed: 1926 Nickname: Viola (Purples) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1957) • UEFA Cup: (1990) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1961, (1962) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1969) Italian Cup: 6 (2001) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: semi-finals 2013/14: round of 16 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2008/09: round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2007/08: semi-finals 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Fiorentina v IF Elfsborg 08/11/07, UEFA Cup group stage • Biggest away win 2-6: SK Rapid Wien v Fiorentina 25/10/61, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg 0-4: Os Belenenses v Fiorentina 01/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 (forfeit): Fiorentina v Grasshopper Club Zürich 03/11/98, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-3 (forfeit): Fiorentina v FC Schalke 04 14/09/77, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-3: Fiorentina v Club Atlético de Madrid 05/09/62, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final replay (played in Stuttgart) • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: RSC Anderlecht v Fiorentina 07/11/84, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-1: Fiorentina v IF Elfsborg • Biggest away win 0-4: Os Belenenses v Fiorentina • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 (forfeit): Fiorentina v Grasshopper Club Zürich (see above) 0-3 (forfeit): Fiorentina v FC Schalke 04 (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: RSC Anderlecht v Fiorentina (see above) KKS Lech Poznań 4 ACF Fiorentina - KKS Lech Poznań Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Formed: 1922 Nickname: Kolejorz (Railwaymen) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 7 (2015) Polish Cup: 5 (2009) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: third qualifying round 2012/13: third qualifying round 2011/12: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2010/11: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: round of 32 2007/08: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2006/07: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round 2005/06: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Lech v Grasshopper Club Zürich 29/08/08, UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-6: Fredrikstad FK v Lech 30/07/09, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Lech v FC Spartak Moskva 20/10/93, UEFA Champions League second round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Olympique de Marseille v Lech 07/11/90, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round second leg 5-0: MSV Duisburg v Lech 13/09/78, UEFA Cup first round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: Lech v Grasshopper Club Zürich (see above) • Biggest away win 1-6: Fredrikstad FK v Lech (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Lech v MSV Duisburg 27/09/78, first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: MSV Duisburg v Lech (see above) 5 ACF Fiorentina - KKS Lech Poznań Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Squad list ACF Fiorentina Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 12 Ciprian Tătăruşanu ROU 09/02/1986 29 - - - 8 - 28 - 53 - 24 Luca Lezzerini ITA 24/03/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - 33 Luigi Sepe ITA 08/05/1991 24 - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 34 Giacomo Satalino ITA 20/05/1999 16 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez ARG 10/04/1984 31 S 1 - 7 - 47 5 80 6 3 Gilberto BRA 07/03/1993 22 - - - 4 - - - - - 4 Nenad Tomović SRB 30/08/1987 28 - 2 - 7 - 24 - 26 - 13 Davide Astori ITA 07/01/1987 28 - 2 - 6 - 4 - 6 - 23 Manuel Pasqual ITA 13/03/1982 33 - 1 - 2 - 22 1 29 1 28 Marcos Alonso ESP 28/12/1990 24 - 2 - 8 2 17 1 18 1 32 Facundo Roncaglia ITA 10/02/1987 28 - 1 - 6 - 10 - 11 - Midfielders 5 Milan Badelj CRO 25/02/1989 26 - 2 - 6 - 30 1 67 5 8 Matías Vecino URU 24/08/1991 24 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 14 Matías Fernández CHI 15/05/1986 29 - 2 - 5 - 46 6 63 6 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski POL 14/12/1985 29 - 2 - 5 1 14 - 44 3 18 Mario Suárez ESP 24/02/1987 28 - 1 - 4 - 22 - 38 1 20 Borja Valero ESP 12/01/1985 30 - 1 - 8 1 34 2 43 3 21 Joan Verdú ESP 05/05/1983 32 - 1 - 2 1 9 - 14 1 44 Luzayadio Bangu CGO 10/10/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - 98 Abdou Lahat Diakhatè SEN 31/12/1998 16 - - - - - - - - - Forwards 9 Nikola Kalinić CRO 05/01/1988 27 - 1 1 8 5 25 8 40 11 10 Federico Bernardeschi ITA 16/02/1994 21 - 1 1 6 - 4 3 4 3 11 Ante Rebić CRO 21/09/1993 22 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 22 Giuseppe Rossi ITA 01/02/1987 28 - 1 1 3 - 28 15 47 23 30 Khouma Babacar SEN 17/03/1993 22 - 2 1 4 2 7 3 7 3 35 Simone Minelli ITA 08/01/1997 18 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 36 Federico Chiesa ITA 25/10/1997 17 - - - - - - - - - 72 Josip Iličić SVN 29/01/1988 27 - 1 - 6 3 15 4 26 8 Coach - Paulo Sousa POR 30/08/1970 45 - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 6 ACF Fiorentina - KKS Lech Poznań Thursday 22 October 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence KKS Lech Poznań Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No.