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On Thursday, the first matches of the Conference League group stage started at 19:45. In Group A, Riga FC unexpectedly played 1:1 against the team of "Fiorentina". "Fiorentina" did not achieve victory, even though they were the clear favorites and played with their main lineup. The team from Florence took the lead in this match for the first time after Antonino Barak's goal in the 56th minute. In the 74th minute, Riga's forward Andrejs Iličs equalized the score and secured a point for the Latvian capital's team. In other matches in Group C, the "Villarreal" team had a real thriller - triumphing 4:3 after Francisco Coquelino's goal in the 89th minute.
