**Fiorentina won the second leg of the Conference League quarter-finals 2-1, but that was not enough owing to their 3-0 deficit from the first leg. The first half immediately got off to a tough start for the hosts as Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr scored the opener. Then in the 30th minute Albert Gudmundsson pulled one back for Fiorentina, converting a penalty. Then in the second half, Cher Ndour made it 2-1 for Fiorentina, but that just was not enough. The Viola can nevertheless keep their heads held high after this performance.**
The first clear-cut play from the visitors came in the fourth minute as Sarr made a driving run across the pitch and found Daniel Munoz, whose right-footed effort, however, went wide to the right of David De Gea. **In the 17th minute, Crystal Palace took the lead with a well-coordinated play: Munoz provided a cross from the right finding Sarr, who headed it in**.
In the 25th minute, Gudmundsson managed to find Manor Solomon, who immediately took a left-footed shot, which was however deflected to the corner by Dean Henderson. **Fiorentina found new momentum in the 30th minute as Gudmundsson scored a penalty**.
In the 50th minute Daichi Kamada broke out and took a right-footed shot from outside the box, which De Gea miraculously saved, deflecting it to the corner. **Fiorentina then scored their second goal in the 53rd minute thanks to an amazing shot by Cher Ndour, finding the bottom corner of the goal, making it 2-1**. After that, Fiorentina started pressing high and Gudmundsson had a major chance in the 62nd minute, but Henderson denied him.
Roberto Piccoli also had a chance of scoring, after a team effort, but his header was imprecise. The match ended 2-1 with a great performance by Fiorentina, who failed to qualify for the next round.
**Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace (HT: 1-1)**
**Scorers:** Sarr 17, Gudmundsson 30, Ndour 53
**BOOKED: Pongracic, Pino, Comuzzo, Sarr, Ranieri, Riad, Ndour, Piccoli**
**Fiorentina:** De Gea; Comuzzo (Kouadio 70), Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens (Balbo 70); Mandragora, Fagioli (Ndour 46); Harrison, Gudmundsson (Fabbian 75), Solomon (Fazzini 75); Piccoli.
Subs not used: Christensen, Leonardelli, Kospo, Deli, Fabbian, Fazzini, Braschi, Puzzoli.
Coach: Vanoli
**Crystal Palace:** Henderson; Richards, Lacroix (Riad 41), Canvot; Munoz, Wharton (Lerma 30), Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino (Hughes 73); Mateta (Strand Larsen 46).
Subs not used: Matthews, Benitez, Johnson, Clyne, Larsen, Sosa, Rodney, Devenny, Cardines.
Coach: Glasner.