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Istanbul Basaksehir visit the San Marino Stadium in Serravalle on Thursday (August 1) to face minnows La Fiorita in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. The Turkish side hold a commanding 6-1 advantage after a thumping first-leg home victory last week.
Berkay Ozcan opened the scoring in the fifth minute in Istanbul before Davidson, Joao Figueiredo and Olivier Kemen added gloss to the scoreline before the break. Figueiredo bagged a second minutes into the restart before Polish ace Krzysztof Piatek put the final nail in their coffin with Basaksehir's sixth of the evening.
In the 58th minute, Nicola Greco pulled one back for the San Marino outfit, but it was merely a consolation for the hapless visitors, who are left with a mountain to climb in the second leg.
The Montegiardino outfit have only ever won once in European qualifiers, which, interestingly, came in the last round. They beat Belarusian side Isloch Minsk Raion 1-0 in the second leg to pull themselves level in the tie before prevailing 4-2 on penalties.
Thomas Manfredini's side have a much bigger deficit to overhaul this time, one they don't seem up to the task for. As for Istanbul, they have one leg in the next round, with their ambition of reaching the Europa Conference League finals for a second time being very much alive.
La Fiorita vs Istanbul Basaksehir Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides meet for the second time.
- Istanbul are unbeaten in seven qualifiers in the Europa Conference League, winning five.
- Istanbul's 6-1 drubbing of La Fiorita is their biggest win in European qualifiers, surpassing their 3-0 win over Icelandic side Breidablik last year.
- The Grey Owls have won their last three away games in the Europa Conference League qualifiers.
La Fiorita vs Istanbul Basaksehir Prediction
Istanbul have the tie in their bag, as they are unlikely to relinquish a five-goal lead, especially against a side that has won just once in European qualifiers. Another big win is on the cards for the Turkish giants.
Prediction: La Fiorita 0-3 Istanbul
La Fiorita vs Istanbul Basaksehir Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Istanbul
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
