On Wednesday, June 7, following the Europa League final in Budapest, the Eden Arena in Prague will host the decisive match of the Conference League, won last season by Italy’s Roma.
In the fight for the 11-kilogram trophy and a direct ticket to the Europa League group in the capital of the Czech Republic, the former team of Oleksandr Yakovenko, the Italian “Fiorentina”, and the ex-club of Serhiy Rebrov and Andriy Yarmolenko, the English “West Ham” will meet for the first time in history.
The club from Florence did not play in the finals of European Cups for 33 years (1:3 with Juventus in the decisive match of the UEFA Cup in 1990), and the Londoners for 47 years (2:4 with Anderlecht in the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1976). And the Italians and the English won their only international trophies even earlier. In 1961, “Fiorentina” defeated the Scottish “Rangers” in the Cup final (4:1), and “West Ham” in 1965 defeated the German “Munich 1860” (2:0) in the decisive meeting of the same tournament.
Despite the fact that “West Ham” was almost relegated from the English Premier League (“Fiorentina” became the 8th in Serie A), bookmakers in the battle give a tiny advantage to David Moyes’ wards. For example, the authoritative office William Hill accepts bets on the victory of “Fiorentina” in the main time with a coefficient of 2.60, on a draw – 3.20, on the victory of the “Hammers” – 2.50. It should be noted that in this round of the tournament, the Londoners won 13 out of 14 matches (with one draw), and the Florentines, with 36 goals scored, are the most productive team in the Conference League.
Conference League. Final
June 7 (Wednesday)
“English” — “English” 22:00 MEGOGO
We will remind that the last European Cup trophy of the season will be played in the final of the Champions League on June 10 in Istanbul between the English “Manchester City” and the Italian “Inter”.
“FACTS” previously reported that “Napoli” became the champion of Serie A for the first time since Diego Maradona.
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