It has been confirmed that Arsenal will face Fiorentina instead of Roma as part of our pre-season preparations in the USA.
After finishing sixth in Serie A, Roma are now required to begin their Europa League qualification in mid-July so they seem to be dropping out of the International Champions Cup.
The showdown with La Viola will be played on Saturday, July 20 at the Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina. Apparently, if you already had tickets for the Roma game you’ll be contacted.
As far as we can remember, we’ve only ever played Fiorentina twice, a double-header in the Champions League group stages in 1999. We drew 0-0 at Stadio Artemio Franchi and then lost 1-0 at Wembley following a great strike by Gabriel Batistuta.
ARSENAL’S PRE-SEASON 2019 SO FAR
Saturday 6 July
Boreham Wood vs Arsenal
Meadow Lane
Friendly
Tuesday 16 July
Colorado Rapids vs Arsenal
DICK’s Sporting Goods Park, Colorado, USA
Friendly
Thursday 18 July
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, USA
International Champions Cup
Saturday 20 July
Arsenal vs Fiorentina
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, USA
International Champions Cup
Wednesday 24 July
Arsenal vs Real Madrid
FedExField, Washington DC, USA
International Champions Cup
Sunday, 28 July
Arsenal vs Lyon
Emirates Stadium
Emirates Cup