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Team News: One change for Palace in Florence

From the starting XI which began last Thursday’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina, only Evann Guessand – injured, [as Glasner confirmed in his pre-match press conference](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/glasner-provides-pre-fiorentina-team-news-sets-out-approach-to-second-leg/) – does not return to the side.

**Yéremy Pino**, who made a superb impact off the bench as Guessand’s second-half replacement in South London, starts tonight in Florence.

There are four other changes from the team which began Palace’s late 2-1 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.

In midfield, **Daichi Kamada** and **Adam Wharton** start in lieu of Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma, whilst up front, **Ismaïla Sarr** and **Jean-Philippe Mateta** start, with Brennan Johnson and Jørgen Strand Larsen on the bench.

According to competition rules, four of Palace’s starting side – Jaydee Canvot, Maxence Lacroix, Chris Richards and Adam Wharton – could be suspended for any potential semi-final first leg, should they pick up a booking tonight.

All yellow cards expire on completion of the quarter-finals, and are not carried forward to the semi-finals. Crucially, however, any suspensions incurred do carry forward.

Fiorentina’s defeat in South London last week was just their fifth in 23 European quarter-final matches in their history, but _La Viola_ have advanced from 10 of their 11 previous European quarter-finals.

However, Fiorentina have never before been this far behind in a European tie after the first leg – with Palace, meanwhile, having lost just once away from home in Europe this season, and having scored in every one of their away games in the Conference League proper.

**Palace:** Henderson (GK), Richards, Lacroix, Canvot, Muñoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Pino, Mateta.

**Subs:** Benítez (GK), Matthews (GK), Clyne, Sosa, Riad, Cardines, Rodney, Lerma, Hughes, Devenny, Johnson, Strand Larsen.

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