Last year, Fiorentina reached the final of the Conference League and the Italian Cup, losing to West Ham and Inter Milan respectively. This season, Fiorentina has once again reached the last four of both competitions. Which gives the impression that the 'Viola', 9th in the Italian championship, is a team specializing in cups. “The knockout matches are prepared in a different way,” said the defender. “We are happy with what we have achieved. We are in the semi-finals of this cup for the second time. We are happy and we will try to reach another final. It will be a great match to play tomorrow, we are motivated.”
However, Fiorentina has not won a trophy since the 2001 Italian Cup. In Europe, we have to go back to the 1961 Cup Winners' Cup. “It would be great to win a trophy with Fiorentina for what it would represent”, said Martinez Quarta. “We haven't won here for years. It would be great to offer a trophy to this city, with this group. There was some criticism after a few defeats, but we showed that we know how to react. This group deserves a trophy and so do the supporters tomorrow, they will still be there to support us.”
