Fiorentina moved themselves into pole position in the group after a crushing 6-1 win over Elfsborg.  The Viola rested some players but were still more than a match for the Swedes.  The home team were two goals to the good after only five minutes and there was simply no question of anything going wrong from that position.  Elfsborg, to their credit, didn't fold and even pulled one back before half time as they looked for a way back into the game.  However the door was closed firmly in their faces when another burst mid-way through the second period sealed the contest and a couple of late goals put some deserved gloss on what was a fine performance from Fiorentina.  They now look certain to progress but Elfsborg still have hope too as they would have expected little from this trip even before the game started.

The home side rested Mutu and Pazzini from the attack while Semiloi dropped into the middle of the park where Liverani and Montolivo were both given some time off.  Ujfalusi made a surprise return to the defence as it was expected he wouldn't be risked after injury but it was clearly felt the chance of a warm up game was worth taking.  Elfsborg had a full squad to choose from as Daniel Alexandersson shook off injury to take his place in the midfield.  Keene was preferred to Mathias Svensson as the lone striker but went off injured after only twenty minutes.  While a full strength Elfsborg may have been taking on half a reserve side they were still no match for their opponents in any area of the park.

Fiorentina made a blistering start as Jorgensen smashed home an eighteen yard drive and barely a minute later Vieri scored almost an exact replica.  Elfsborg could have been excused for disintegrating completely but they did manage to keep their composure and keep working.  Fiorentina did ease up though but they were given a wake up call just before the break when Ishizaki converted Karlsson's assist to give the visitors hope.  Their optimism was mis-placed though as Donadel hammered in a superb goal from distance to spark a superb half hour from the Viola.  Kroldrup headed home before Jorgensen grabbed his second of the game and Di Carmine got in on the act to cap a rare first team appearance with a late strike to complete the evening in style. 

There is no doubt Fiorentina were excellent on this evening but it also must be said Elfsborg were desperately poor.  Mats Haglund would have hoped his side could at least have kept things respectable but they really were outclassed from start to finish.  Fiorentina will turn their attention to league business this weekend but Elfsborg only have a long wait to look foward to before they can try to put this result behind them in their next UEFA game.