ISTANBUL 

Fiorentina secured a 4-1 win against Lech Poznan in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League quarterfinals Thursday.

The Polish football side's only goal was scored by Kristoffer Velde in Poznan Stadium. The Italian club won the road match with goals from Arthur Cabral, Nicolas Gonzalez, Giacomo Bonaventura and Jonathan Ikone.

The second leg will be played in Florence's Stadio Artemio Franchi.

In another quarterfinal clash, West Ham United drew 1-1 with Gent as Danny Ings scored for the English side and Hugo Cuypers produced for the Belgian club.

Thursday’s results:

Gent - West Ham United: 1-1

Lech Poznan - Fiorentina : 1-4

Anderlecht - AZ Alkmaar : 2-0

Basel - Nice : 2-2