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Jonty Colman

What David Moyes did as Fiorentina lost to Inter Milan ahead of West Ham’s Prague final

West Ham United manager David Moyes paid close attention to Europa Conference League final opponents Fiorentina on Wednesday night in their Coppa Italia final defeat to Inter Milan.

First reported by Viola News, football.london understands that Moyes was in attendance at Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday night in the final of the Coppa Italia, where Fiorentina surrendered their early lead in a 2-1 defeat to Inter.

Nicolas Gonzalez had given Vincenzo Italiano’s side the lead inside just three minutes, but two goals later in the first half from Inter’s Argentina 2022 World Cup winning striker Lautaro Martinez in the space of eight minutes sealed a final win and the trophy for Inter.

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Similarly to West Ham, Fiorentina have struggled in their league results this season in Serie A, sitting 11th in the table with just two matches remaining but have found success in competitions, reaching the finals of both the Europa Conference League and Coppa Italia.

Like West Ham, they are in a European final for the first time this century. West Ham’s meeting with Fiorentina in Prague next month will be the Hammers’ first European final since 1976, while Fiorentina’s most recent final in Europe came in 1990, when they lost to Juventus in the UEFA Cup final.

The Hammers will be hoping that Fiorentina’s final result against Inter will be recreated against West Ham next month. An advantage West Ham will have is that their league season ends this Sunday away at Leicester City, while Fiorentina’s ends just three days before their final with West Ham with a trip to Sassuolo on Sunday, June 4.

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