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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Artemio Franchi - Florence Thursday 29 September 2016 19.00CET (19.00 local time) ACF Fiorentina Group J - Matchday 2 Qarabağ FK Last updated 28/09/2016 05:05CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 ACF Fiorentina - Qarabağ FK Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Match background Fiorentina will bid to break their European duck for 2016 as Qarabağ head to Italy on matchday two, the Azerbaijani side having come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against Liberec in their first Group J game. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time and it is Fiorentina's first experience of Azerbaijani opponents. • Qarabağ took on Internazionale in the 2014/15 group stage, losing 2-0 in Milan and then drawing 0-0 in Baku – a result that spelled elimination from the competition. Form guide • A 0-0 draw at PAOK on matchday one means Fiorentina are still to win in three UEFA matches in 2016 (D2 L1). • Qarabağ are without a victory in six European away games (D2 L4) since a 1-0 triumph at Young Boys in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League play-offs. • Fiorentina have a 100% qualification success rate in four UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. • Qarabağ are featuring in the UEFA Europa League group stage for the third season in succession but have yet to make it to the round of 32. Links and trivia • The journey from Qarabağ's base in Baku to Florence is around 3,200km. The Horsemen have not played in their home town, Agdam, since 1993. • Fiorentina's Mexican defender Carlos Salcedo (23) and Qarabağ's Maksim Medvedev (27) both celebrate birthdays on the day of the match. The coaches • A European champion as a player with Juventus (1996) and Borussia Dortmund (1997), former Portugal midfielder Paulo Sousa joined Fiorentina in June 2015 fresh from landing the 2013/14 Israeli crown with Maccabi Tel-Aviv and the 2014/15 Swiss championship with Basel. • Qarabağ coach Gurban Gurbanov is Azerbaijan's highest-scoring international with 12 goals in 62 games and played in Russia and Ukraine as well as Azerbaijan. Coach since 2008, he has led Qarabağ to domestic championships in the last three campaigns. 2 ACF Fiorentina - Qarabağ FK Thursday 29 September 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 3.