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Fiorentina pair Barak and Castrovilli admit relief after victory over Sivasspor

Fiorentina's players admit they could've done better after their Europa Conference League win against Sivasspor.

The Viola won the first-leg of the round of 16 tie 1-0.

Matchwinner Antonin Barak said: "We lacked a bit of determination, of hunger in front of the goal in the first half so I was very happy when I saw the ball go in after my shot. I celebrated wildly because I wanted to push the team to score more. It was important to score, it's a pity we only managed to score one.

"I expect a similar game in Turkey, I think they will still try to close down space and counter-attack as they did tonight. Hopefully we will be more precise with our chances there."

Viola midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli also said: "We lacked a bit of concreteness but in any case we scored a goal tonight and we are happy to start with an advantage in the second leg. I feel good, I'm very happy for my first start after 12 months out [due to an injury]."

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