MADRID, 15 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid will face Juventus on August 7 in a pre-season friendly that will be played at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv (Israel), at 8:45 p.m. Spanish peninsular time.
This was announced by the rojiblanco team this Friday, in what will be the last rehearsal a week before the start of LaLiga Santander. Atlético already had confirmed preparation matches against Numancia (July 27, 7:00 p.m.) at the Jesús Gil y Gil Memorial in El Burgo de Osma, against Manchester United (July 30, 1:45 p.m.) in Oslo and against against Cádiz (August 4, 9:00 p.m.) in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy at the Nuevo Mirandilla.
“It is a pleasure to come back to Israel to play a match like this, against an important rival with whom we have already faced on several occasions in the Champions League. I hope that all the fans who come to the stadium enjoy the match”, says the coach of Atleti, Diego Pablo Simeone, in statements to the club’s website.
“Facing a club with a great tradition and international prestige like Atlético de Madrid is always stimulating. It will be a test of prestige for the start of the season, in front of a passionate public that will be able to see great champions and two fantastic teams”, he assures for his part Massimiliano Allegri, coach of Juventus.