Hearts will be without key defender Craig Halkett for their clash with Fiorentina at Tynecastle on Thursday night.
Robbie Neilson's men go into the Europa Conference League group stage showdown in second place in the section and know they can strengthen their grip on the qualification spot for the knockout stages with a positive result under the lights in the capital. However, they will need to do it without the 27-year-old with injuries still disrupting his campaign. He limped off against FC Zurich in the Europa League qualifying play-off match and on his return from injury lasted just 20 minutes against RFS in Riga .
He now looks set to miss another big European night for the Jambos in a major blow to club boss Neilson. He missed the final training session at the Oriam ahead of facing the Serie A side and could also miss the weekend league meeting with Kilmarnock and next week's return showdown in Florence.
