Barcelona have threatened legal action against AS Roma after the Italian team withdrew from a pre-season friendly at Camp Nou in August.
Roma’s men’s and women’s teams were scheduled to play the annual Joan Gamper Trophy on 6 August in Barcelona.
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“AS Roma has decided to unilaterally withdraw from the agreement without any reason,” Bursa said in a strong statement on Monday.
“Money already spent on tickets will be refunded [supporters] And we want to make it clear that the suspension of sports is due to circumstances beyond our control.
“The club’s legal department is studying possible action against Roma over the damage caused to Barcelona and its fans by this unexpected and unjust decision.”
When Roma boss Jose Mourinho returned to Barcelona, the matches between the men’s teams were sold out. He was on the coaching staff at Camp Nou before becoming coach of rival Real Madrid.
“Their decision to withdraw in light of the main objective of ensuring optimal preparation and working conditions for each side requires a change in the schedule of summer friendly matches for both the men’s and women’s first teams,” Roma said. For the 2022-23 season. “
The Serie A side added a brief statement: “The club would like to thank Barcelona for inviting them to Gamper and wish both of their teams well in their upcoming pre-season preparations.”
The Joan Gamper Trophy is an annual game played a week before the start of the La Liga season. The women’s team was included in last year’s edition, in which both Bursa teams lost to Juventus.
Barसाa say they will look for another rival instead of Roma.
Prior to that, he played Olot in Catalonia in July before playing against Inter Miami, Real Madrid, Juventus and the New York Red Bull in the United States.
They also have a match against Manchester City at Camp Nou at the start of the season. Pep Guardiola will bring the English champions to Spain for a charity match named after former goalkeeper Juan Carlos Unzu, who has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).