The only player to play for both teams is Bartlomiej Dragowski, who made his professional debut for Jagiellonia and played for the Polish club from 2012 to 2014.

Fiorentina's first ever Polish player was Artur Boruc, who replaced Sebastien Frey as goalkeeper. The second was Rafal Wolski, who played for the Viola in the 2013/14 season. Jakub Blaszczykowski arrived from Borussia Dortmund at Fiorentina in 2015, staying for only one season.

More recently, Szymon Zurkowski was transferred on loan to Empoli and Spezia from Fiorentina, and is still a Spezia player. Krzysztof Piatek joined Fiorentina on loan and scored six goals in 18 matches, before returning to Germany to play for Hertha Berlin.

Stories of former Viola players therefore intertwine with Poland in this away match in Bialystok.