After shrugging off another Serie A defeat to progress in Europe, Fiorentina aim to get back on track domestically when they host rock-bottom Salernitana on Sunday afternoon.
While the Viola have lost four of their last five league matches to slip down the standings, their southern counterparts finally won their first top-flight fixture of the season last weekend.
Last Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Milan at San Siro was the fourth time Vincenzo Italiano's men had failed to find the net in the space of a month, and such a change of fortunes in the final third has seen them drop back into mid-table after a promising start.
Nonetheless, last season's Europa Conference League runners-up have not let domestic woes affect their prospects in the same competition this term, and they kicked off Thursday's game against Genk knowing that victory would secure their place in the knockout phase.
The Group F rivals met at Stadio Artemio Franchi, with Fiorentina occupying top spot heading into their penultimate fixture and the Belgian club sitting just two points behind: after falling behind just prior to half time, an all-Argentinian double from Lucas Martinez Quarta and Nico Gonzalez ultimately ensured the Viola's progress.
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