The scandalous incident happened during the return match of the 

 between the Turkish "Sivasspor" and the Italian "Fiorentina".

Two fans of the Turkish club managed to break into the field.

One of them ran up to the "Violets" midfielder Alessandro Bianco and hit him in the face.

The video of this shocking episode went viral on the Internet.

Sivasspor - Fiorentina maçında sahaya giren bir tarafdar, Fiorentinali futbolcu Bianco'nun burnunu kırdi.

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— ZPOR (@gzt_spor) March 17, 2023

After the game, Fiorentina head coach Vincenzo Italiano announced that Bianco had a broken nose.

The 20-year-old football player himself published a photo of his injury on social networks.

It should be noted that "Fiorentina" defeated "Sivasspor" with a score of 1:4.

The first meeting of the teams in Italy also ended with the victory of the "Violets" (1:0).

Thus, based on the results of two matches, the representative of Series A came out on top.

It was previously reported that  all quarter-finalists of the Conference League

.

The draw for the 1/4 and 1/2 finals of the Conference League is scheduled for March 17.

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