Vincenzo Montella hoping for a miracle for Fiorentina

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella hopes to instill belief in his players that they can overcome a 3-0 deficit to reach the Europa League final for the second time in their history (8.05pm, live on Setanta Ireland).

The Viola take on Sevilla at Stadio Artemio Franchi tonight trailing after a brace of goals from defender Aleix Vidal and a strike from substitute Kevin Gameiro helped the Primera Division side claim a valuable advantage in last week’s semi-final first leg played in Seville.

Ahead of the clash against the defending champions, Montella said: “To make the (comeback) story (come true) you have to believe intimately – I will try to convince all players.