Puskas – Fiorentina

The Hungarian club will be able to put up a decent resistance to the favourite

The match between Fiorentina and Puskás Akademi in Florence a week ago was one of the most interesting in the decisive stage of the Conference League qualification. By the twelfth minute, the Italian crowd was already shocked by two goals from the guests from Hungary. It is not known how the clash would have ended in the end, if the Violets had not managed to score a "locker room goal". Sottil scored on 45+3 minutes. In the middle of the second half, Fiorentina not only equalised, but also took the lead - 3:2. However the Florentines' general unpreparedness for the match still had an impact towards the end of the game, when Polish defender Puskász Akademi Wojciech Golla scored on 89 minutes - 3:3. After the draw in Italy, bookmakers chose the visitors as favourites for the return leg, offering odds of 1.55 on their victory. Puskás Akademi became the third Hungarian team at the end of last season. Having got the right to play in the Conference League qualification, the club automatically overcame the first stage, as their rival Dnipro 1 failed to continue their professional existence. At the last stage of the tournament Pushkash Akademi competed with Ararat-Armenia, won 1-0 away and as favourites met the Armenian club in their arena. Some relaxation led the team from Felchut to have to play back in the return leg, but a 3-3 scoreline allowed them to qualify for the play-off stage at Fiorentina. In the national league, Puskás Akademi is the leader of the start of the season, managing to win four matches out of four. Fiorentina have had an unstable start to the new season. The eighth Serie A team in the last season failed to beat either Parma or Venice in the opening two rounds. Given the fact that both opponents arrived in May this year from Serie B, a draw with them looks like a failure for the Fialkas. By the way, so does a home draw with the Hungarians. Whether the Italian team with such a squad is capable of playing from a position of strength in an away European Cup game against a tough opponent is a debatable question. The bookmakers have no doubts about it, but a plus bet on Puskás Akademi looks like a good choice for the upcoming game.