Luka Jovic dances free in the box but Craig Gordon gets down to make the stop. Aleksa Terzic picks up on the edge of the area and curls one, but Scotland's number one is behind it again.

Fiorentina come forward again moments later, this time down the left. It's cut low and bounces off Jovic, but bounces into Gordon's hand. That brief momentum swing to Hearts is definitely over.

Hearts enjoying a rare spell forward after a superb run from Stephen Humphrys.

The ball is crossed and flicked on to Atkinson, who blazes over from close range. That was the lifeline for Hearts to get back into this.

Michael Smith is also off, limping down the tunnel with a hamstring complaint. Nathaniel Atkinson comes on.

Fiorentina try down the right, but the cross is gathered comfortably by Craig Gordon. The game has fallen a bit flat with half an hour still to go. Hearts will be hoping it stays 2-0.

Now Orestis Kiomourtzoglou is into the book for hauling down Giacomo Bonaventura in the midfield.

No complaints from the German midfielder, and neither should there be.

Robbie Neilson now goes to the bench.

Lawrence Shankland and Jorge Grant are off, Cameron Devlin and Stephen Humphrys are on.

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Ex-Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound

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BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle

Lewis Neilson is applauded by fans in the main stand as he trudges off the pitch and up the tunnel.

The young defender can have few complaints about the straight red. A long old night for his team-mates now.

That should be three. The corner is whipped into the six yard box, Gordon stays rooted to his line, and Christian Kouame heads way over from close range.

Everything Hearts manager Robbie Neilson will have said at half-time must have gone out the window. They are rocked.

It's gone from bad to worse for Hearts. Lewis Neilson is off.

It's a simple long ball over the top, the ball is probably bouncing through to Craig Gordon but Neilson drags down Luka Jovic as the last man. The referee had no option but to show him red.

Second-half underway, with Barrie McKay making an early dart into the Fiorentina box. It's more than he did in the first-half.

No changes for Hearts but one for the visitors. Igor has been replaced by Nikola Milenkovic at the back.

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Former Hearts midfielder on Sportsound

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BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle

Just as Hearts looked like making it to the break one down, Fiorentina pounced again.

Can't say it hadn't been coming. The Italians have been utterly dominant, although Josh Ginnelly's chance right on the whistle will give Hearts hope.

Big team-talk required from Robbie Neilson now.

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Former Scotland manager on BBC Sportsound

Huge chances at both ends.

First, Rolando Mandrogara got across the six yard box and flicked it across goal, but there is Craig Gordon again.

Hearts go forward and Josh Ginnelly got free on the right hand side, capitalising on Saponara's mistouch. One-on-one, his low shot is well saved by Gollini. That's the closest they've come.

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Ex-Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound

It's some finish from the Ivory Coast international. Fiorentina come down the left and cross low, but the ball ends up bobbling high into the sky. When it drops, Kouame scissor kicks it powerfully past Gordon from six yards to double the lead.

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Hearts have the ball in the back of the net but it won't count.

It's either a foul from Shankland or offside, but either way the whistle had gone. Hearts coming into it slightly in the last five minutes.