Vincenzo Italiano has urged Fiorentina to use their "bitterness" from last year's defeat in the Europa Conference League final against Olympiacos on Wednesday. (More Football News)
Fiorentina lost the 2023 Europa Conferen🔴ce League final in Prague to West Ham 2-1, conceding in the 90t𒁃h minute to miss out on the chance to lift the trophy.
The Viola have not lost a game in the competition on the way to the final, holding off Club Br෴ugge 4-3 on agg꧂regate to reach the final for the second consecutive year.
Despite suffering disappointment last year, Italiano is hopeful his team can use that as a le♊sson to lead them to the trophy this time around.
"The only thing that's ꧙different is that we've already experienced certain things," Italiano told a press conference before Wednesday's final.
"We have a bit of experience; we carry that with us and tomorrow we have to show it. We can't make any mistak🦹es; we must stay alert and focused.
"Last year we didn't have a good e♍nding. We'll bring that bitterness to make it end differently."
Meanꦦwhile, Olympiacos are aimi✨ng to make history by becoming the first Greek side to win a European trophy.
Jose Luis Mendilibar, who won the Europa League with Sevilla last sea൲son, took over Olympiacos in February and is leading the team out for the final in their home city𝓀 of Athens.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Mendilibar said he would not be making any changes, approaching this game as they have the rಞest.
"We have to stay calm and relaxed ܫand do what got us to the final. To change anything would be a mistake.
"We have to treat this game like anไy other because that's how we managed to get to the final.
"Along the way, we've crossed the whole of Europe, playing agaꦺinst🧔 a lot of opponents.
"At times we were favourites, and then underdogs again. There are so many different moments and I think we could call it a marathon, andඣ now we've reached the end."
