The club is the first Welsh league team to play in the group stages of a European competition.
TNS fans have been wearing green ponchos to stay dry in Florence where it has been 'chucking it down'
It is the first time a Welsh league club has reached the group stages of a European competition and about 150 supporters of Oswestry's TNS made the trip to support their team against Fiorentina in Thursday's game, kicking off at 20:00 BST. Mr Lumley said the TNS fans were going to "really enjoy the afternoon" at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, but suspected "getting into half" would be a big achievement.
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