Evening Standard
·10 May 2024
Evening Standard
·10 May 2024
Greek giants Olympiacos have reached the Europa Conference League final in their home country.
They beat heavy-favourites for the tournament Aston Villa over two legs to tee up a meeting with last year’s beaten finalists, Fiorentina.
Olympiacos vs Fiorentina is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
The match will take place at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens.
West Ham won the Conference League in 2023
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Olympiacos were without left-back Francisco Ortega for the semi-final and he now faces a race to be fit for the game in Athens.
Nottingham Forest loanee Omar Richards was due to replace him but failed to pass a fitness test. Fellow ex-Forest man Giulian Biancone is not registered for the Conference League along with January signing from Reading and England youth international Nelson Abbey.
Veteran Fiorentina midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura missed the semi-final second leg due to injury but is expected back well in advance of the final. After breaking his collarbone in the first leg, Riccardo Sottil is expected to miss out.
Vincenzo Italiano favours a 4-2-3-1 setup spearheaded by Roma loanee Andrea Belotti with support from Lucas Beltran, who scored the penalty to send them to the final.
Such was the manner Olympiacos beat Villa, you’d have to back them on home soil.
Olympiacos to win, 2-1.
The two teams have never played competitively.
Olympiacos to win: 11/10
Fiorentina to win: 4/6
Odds via Bet365, subject to change
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