Martin Watt
BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle

Tynecastle is filling up nicely as anticipation builds for a juicy European contest where there won't be a seat to to be had come kick-off.

The away section is already packed, with the Fiorentina fans in boisterous voice.

Out on the pitch both sets of teams are carrying out their pre-match drills - Fiorentina's players probably relishing the chance to try to heat up up on a typically wet and windy Scottish evening.

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20 years ago to the day, a baby-faced, 19-year-old Craig Gordon made his Hearts debut in a 1-1 draw against Livingston.

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Luka Jovic, Fiorentina's big money signing this summer, has been given the proverbial vote of confidence by manager Vincenzo Italiano.

The Serbian striker - who cost Real Madrid 60m euros three years ago - has scored only once in 11 matches and come under fire from sections of the Fiorentina support.

"He is only 24 and there is a lot of pressure added to him,” said Italiano.

"He needs confidence and support from his team and the club. He will grow and become better. Even a fluke goal will let him grow to where he needs to be. I have great confidence in what he will become."

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Robbie Neilson says Hearts will look to "take the game to" Fiorentina, while still respecting their Serie A status.

"We have to bring our best game and hope that Fiorentina don't bring theirs, but it's a great spectacle for us and one we are really excited about. We have to be at our very best to get something out of the game."

Neilson pointed out that, under head coach Vincenzo Italiano, Fiorentina no longer fit the old stereotype of Italian football.

"They are very, very aggressive in the press," he added. "Italian football over the last number years has changed quite a bit. It's gone from 'catenaccio' sitting in and defending to real out pressing and aggressive. It's really exciting to watch.

"We have to find a way to try and combat that."

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Cammy Devlin has been relegated to the Hearts bench after his red card against Rangers at the weekend.

Robbie Neilson makes two further alterations to the side which went down 4-0 on Saturday, with Alan Forrest and Stephen Humphrys also dropping out.

Jorge Grant, Josh Ginnelly and Andy Halliday are the men brought in to face La Viola.

Hearts: Gordon, M Smith, Kingsley, Grant, Kiomourtzoglou, Shankland, Halliday, McKay, Cochrane, Neilson, Ginnelly.

Substitutes: Stewart, Clark, Haring, MacKay-Steven, Atkinson, Devlin, Forrest, Sibbick, Henderson, C Smith, Humphrys.

Fiorentina: Gollini, Terzic, Martinez, Igor, Biraghi, Bonaventura, Amrabat, Mandragora, Kouame, Jovic, Saponara.

Substitutes: Terraciano, Dodo, Milenkovic, Cabral, Maleh, Ranieri, Gonzalez, Venuti, Zurkowski, Cerofolini, Duncan, Bianco.

Good evening and welcome to another European night in the Scottish capital.

One win and one heavy loss for Hearts so far in their Europa Conference League group, but how will they fare against Fiorentina?

Well, La Viola have one win in their last ten and are yet to win in this group campaign so far. Don't let that fool you though, this is a strong squad - expensively assembled with multiple international caps between them.

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