For second consecutive Year, Fiorentina will play in the UEFA Conference League final and the Argentines Lucas Martínez Quarta, Nicolás González, Lucas Beltrán and Gino Infantino They have made a good contribution to the campaign.
Lucas Beltrán and Nico González, key figures in the Fiorentina campaign Getty Images
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Only Nico Gonzalez He played in the 2022/23 final, which was a 2-1 loss to West Ham in Prague. The winger is one of the figures of the Viola team and participated in all 12 games (9 times as a starter) from the group stage to the semifinal series. He scored two goalsone of them in the quarterfinal rematch against Viktoria Plzen and He delivered two assists.
While Lucas Martínez Quarta He was in nine matches of the European competition from the beginning and, despite being a defender, scored two goals (against Kuraricki of Belgrade and against Genk, in the group stage) and also gave an assistance.
The most notable was Lucas Beltrán, who arrived at Fiorentina at the beginning of this season and, although it took him a while to adapt and start scoring goals like in River, finally, he started eight times in the Conference League, and finished with a double against Kuraricki from Belgrade, scored for the 4-3 victory in the round of 16 first leg against Maccabi Haifa and, with a penalty kick, gave Viola a ticket to the final, with a 1-1 draw against Club Bruges in Belgium.
While Gino Infantino He only entered the competition twice, but He gave a pass-goal.
Now, the three Argentines will have the chance to lift their first European title, in the final that will be played on May 29 in Athens, against Aston Villa or Olympiacos.
WITH ARGENTINE FLAVOR! This was the albiceleste contribution in Fiorentina’s classification to the final of the #UECL. pic.twitter.com/CXGSJo4WR4
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