Fiorentina completes a ‘poker’ that no one else in Europe has achieved

Fiorentina are in luck. the agony victory over Basel (1-3)in extra time, will allow the ‘violas’ play a European final 33 years later!!!

However, Fiorentina can boast of having completed a ‘poker’ unprecedented in the history of football: is the only team to have qualified for the final of all four major European tournaments (European Cup/Champions, UEFA Cup/Europa League, the extinct Cup Winners’ Cup and the Conference).

The ‘violas’ have played, to date, four finals, but They have only won one: the Recopa 1960-61when they beat Rangers, both in the first leg (0-2) and in the second leg (2-1), thanks to goals from Luigi Milan (3) and Kurt Hamrin (1).

Fiorentina’s ‘Golden Age’ began in 1957, when they reached the final of the second edition of the European Cup.However, they lost to Real Madrid (2-0) at the Santiago Bernabéu. Alfredo di Stéfano and Francisco Gento scored.

Another Spanish team crossed paths again ‘viola’. It was, this time, in the 1961-62 Cup Winners’ Cup final. Hamrin matched Peiró’s goal (1-1) in the final played at Hampden Park. In the tiebreaker there was no color: Atlético won 3-0 with goals from Miguel Jones, Mendonça and Peiró.

Fiorentina completed their treble -now poker- playing the 1989-90 UEFA Cup final against their staunchest rival: Juventus. The 3-1 first leg in Turin – Renato Buso’s goal was useless – was an insurmountable wall for the team, at that time, led by Roberto Baggio and Dunga. The return ended 0-0.

The closest to a European final that Fiorentina had been since then were the semis of the Europa League in 2014-15.Sevilla, king of the tournament, gave him no choice: they won 3-0 at Pizjuán and 0-2 at Artemio Franchi.

Now the ‘violas’ will search get even by defeating West Ham in the Conference League final on June 7 at the Fortuna Arena in Prague.