Fiorentina are gearing up for the Europa Conference League Final against West Ham United and there remain a few doubts over the starting XI.

It will kick off in Prague on Wednesday June 7 at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

The winners will not only lift the trophy, which was taken by Serie A side Roma last season, but also qualify automatically for the Europa League.

The Viola have several alternatives to consider going into the game, including the choice between Igor and Lucas Martinez-Quarta in defence to partner Nikola Milenkovic.

Dodo and captain Cristiano Biraghi are solid in their full-back slots.

Sofyan Amrabat and Rolando Mandragora seem sure of the midfield, most likely with Giacomo Bonaventura acting as a link between them and the forwards.

Nico Gonzalez is the only one guaranteed to start upfront, even if he collided heavily with the upright while scoring a diving header in Friday’s win over Sassuolo and bruised his hip.

The rest is up for grabs, as Luka Jovic and Arthur Cabral battle for the centre-forward spot, plus Riccardo Saponara, Jonathan Ikone and Christian Kouame all pushing for a place.

Antonin Barak was out on Friday with flu symptoms, but has now recovered.

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano has rotated constantly throughout the season, so his line-up choices tend to be quite unpredictable.

The Viola had a run of nine consecutive victories in the Conference League and lost only one game outside the Stadio Franchi, 3-0 at Istanbul Basaksehkir on September 15.

They started the preliminary round against FC Twente back on August 18 and also reached the Coppa Italia Final, losing to Inter.

It means the Conference League Final will be their 60th official match of the season.

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