BARCELONA, 15 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FC Barcelona has confirmed this Wednesday that AS Roma will be its rival in the Joan Gamper Trophy on August 6 at the premiere of the men’s and women’s teams at the Camp Nou, which will once again be the scene of the ‘culé’ party after dispute the last edition at the Estadi Johan Cruyff due to capacity restrictions due to Covid-19.
Last year the FC Barcelona men’s and women’s first team disputed the first joint Joan Gamper Trophy in history against Juventus Turin. For this year’s edition they will repeat the format and the azulgranas will face another Italian club in the debut of the team led by Xavi Hernández and Jonatan Giráldez in front of their fans.
The Women’s Barça will play at 5:30 p.m., while the match for the men’s team is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Between the two games, starting at 7:50 p.m. In addition, as happened last year, the joint presentation of the squad to the fans will take place.
SECOND PARTICIPATION OF ROMA
The team coached by the Portuguese José Mourinho will play the Joan Gamper Trophy for the second time. The only precedent is in the 2015 edition, a match in which the Catalan team won 3-0 with goals from Neymar, Messi and Rakitic.
Both teams have met a total of 12 times, while in the women’s category it will be the first duel. In recent years, both teams have met up to six times in the Champions League.
The last confrontation was on August 1, 2018, in the Texan city of Arlington (United States), on the occasion of the ‘International Champions Cup’ in a match that ended with a 4-2 victory for the Italians.