Knowing victory will secure their place in the knockout phase, Fiorentina host Genk in the Europa Conference League on Thursday evening.
The Group F rivals convene at Stadio Artemio Franchi, with the Viola occupying top spot heading into their penultimate fixture; however, Genk are just two points behind.
The trio have drawn all of their meetings so far, but Fiorentina can travel to Budapest next month with a top-two place secured - if they first see off opponents they came close to beating in Belgium.
Genk twice came from behind to snatch a draw in September's reverse fixture, when centre-back Luca Ranieri bagged an unlikely brace for the Viola, but they now meet the Belgians again with home advantage on their side.
In fact, Fiorentina can be confirmed as group winners - thereby avoiding an extra playoff tie - if they win on Thursday and Ferencvaros fail to take maximum points from rock-bottom Cukaricki.
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