Robbie Neilson has named the Hearts side he hopes can cause a major upset in Florence.
The Jambos faithful are out in force in Italy for a big Europa Conference League away day as they look to send shock waves in the section with a big result in the backyard of the Serie A outfit. One point separates the two sides in second and third place in the group ahead of this matchday four clash.
Tonight's hosts picked up a 3-0 win over Robbie Neilson's men just seven days ago at Tynecastle with the capital club reduced to ten men early in the second half after Lewis Neilson was handed a straight red card. Fiorentina netted after just four minutes and the Jambos never fully recovered as they slumped to defeat.
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Speaking ahead of the big game, the Hearts gaffer said: “We had a decent flight and we’re looking forward to the game.
“We’ve had some great European results over the years, but we know that we’re coming up against a great team. It’s going to take everything from us to try and get something out the game, but it’s exciting for us.
“It’ll be difficult for us over here, but I think we need to try and apply some more pressure higher up the pitch. The other three teams in this group are very tight, so there’s a lot at stake for everyone.
“I wasn’t happy with the performance last week because we didn’t press them in the way we would have liked. Tomorrow night will be a different kind of atmosphere in a new stadium; one that’s a lot more open.
“We’ve got thousands of Hearts fans coming over who I’m sure are going to make a lot of noise."
HEARTS XI: Gordon, Atkinson, Kingsley, Cochrane, Halliday, Devlin, Haring, Grant, McKay, Forrest, Humphrys
Subs: Stewart, Clark, Koimourtzoglou, Shankland, Sibbick, Henderson, Smith, Pollock, Tait
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