Hearts are out of the Europa Conference League after Fiorentina put Istanbul Basaksehir to the sword in Florence.
The Jambos face RFS of Latvia at Tynecastle tonight but were left hinging on the Turkish side at least holding or beating their Serie A hosts to keep Hearts hopes of knockout football alive. It started out so well when Danijel Aleksic notched the opener but soon La Viola took control of proceedings.
Former Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic pounced twice to make sure that his side go top and level on 10 points with Istanbul, who host Robbie Neilson's men on Group A's sixth and final matchday. It has been a learning experience for Hearts after dropping into UEFA's third tier competition following a Europa League play-off loss against Swiss side FC Zurich, losing heavily against both of these sides. But they did also manage to secure an impressive 2-0 win on the road at RFS.
