Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso is proud of the club's season.

The Viola are preparing for the Europa Conference League final next week, after losing the Coppa Italia final against Inter Milan.

Commisso said: “I have nothing to do with all this, I just put in the money.

“The compliments should go to the players and the coach. This season they played 60 games, that had never happened in the history of Fiorentina. And yet we finished only six points worse off than last term in Serie A, we played one Final and are going to play another. I think this year has gone very well.

“I didn't think we could get here so quickly. I always urged everyone to have patience. We started the first year with difficulties, the second also went badly, but the last two have been very strong. I thank everyone who works at Fiorentina, from the smallest to the biggest, including these great fans.

“As far as I am concerned, these lads are all like children. My job is to hug them when they win and when they lose. This is what I am trying to communicate to the team and the directors, that Fiorentina is a big family."