Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano was pleased with their 3-0 win at Europa Conference League opponents RFS.

Antonin Barak, Arthur Cabral and Riccardo Saponara struck for the Viola, which sees them progress to the playoffs.

“We did what we needed to, trying to make Basaksehir feel a little less comfortable in top spot," Italiano told Sky Italia.

“It was an excellent first half, I am also happy with the performance from the younger players after the break like Bianco and Di Stefano. This is how we prepared it and it worked well.

“We are trying to move differently from usual, as the striker tended to have his back to goal, now we aim more to run into space. We are trying to do something new and it is paying off.

“Victories are also good for confidence, we wanted this win so we could go back to Florence pumped up. It will allow us to prepare for the Sampdoria game in the right way, as we now have to start putting more points on the board in Serie A too."