Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche was not in action as Crystal Palace thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 in the first-leg quarterfinal of the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
The Nigerian international, who was not registered by Palace for the knockout stages of the 2025/26 Conference League. has made four appearances and scored two goals.
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However, Jean-Philippe Mateta, who started for the first time since January, led the Eagles’ line at Selhurst Park in place of the suspended Jorgen Strand Larsen.
He opened the scoring with a 24th-minute penalty, and Palace took a two-goal lead when Tyrick Mitchell recycled the rebound from a Mateta effort seven minutes later.
Ismaila Sarr ensured Palace will travel to Tuscany with a comfortable advantage when he nodded home their third on the stroke of time.
