The day before, a match of the fourth round of the group stage of the Conference League took place, featuring Fiorentina, managed by former Spartak coach Paolo Vanoli, and AEK Athens, led by ex-CSKA coach Marko Nikolich. The game was held at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence, Italy, and concluded with a score of 1-0 in favor of the Greek team.

**Match Highlights:**

Broadcast rights for the Conference League matches in Russia are held by the online streaming service Okko.

The only goal of the match was scored by AEK’s midfielder Mijat Gačić in the 35th minute.

Following the fourth round, AEK stands in 10th place in the Conference League group stage standings, having earned seven points, while Fiorentina sits in 17th place with six points.