FRIENDLY MATCH: HOFFENHEIM-CHIEVOVERONA
For the third successive year, ChievoVerona will play a pre-season friendly against a German side, this time against Hoffenheim at the Rhein Neckar Arena on Saturday 6th August at 3pm.
Hoffenheim have been in the Bundesliga since the 2008-09 season. Founded in 1899, they are trained by Julian Nagelsmann and their players include Oliver Baumann (goalkeeper), Eugen Polanski (captain and midfielder) and forwards Kevin Kuranyi, Eduardo Vargas and Andrej Kramarić. This match will open their 2016-17 season.
Hoffenheim is in SW Germany, just under 700km from Verona in the state of Baden Wurttemberg. The match follows those against Borussia Dortmund (in Altach, Austria on 1st August 2014) and Bayer Leverkusen (in Leverkusen on 1st August 2015).
Ticket information will follow in the next few days.
CALENDAR:
Sunday 10th July: ChievoVerona v Rappresentativa Juniores Trentino, Brentonico, 5:30pm.
Wednesday 13th July: ChievoVerona v Top 22 Calcio Dilettante Veronese, Brentonico, 5:30pm.
Saturday 23rd July: ChievoVerona v Virtus Borgo Venezia, San Zeno di Montagna, 5:30pm.
Sunday 24th July: ChievoVerona v Alto Vicentino, San Zeno di Montagna, 5:30pm.
Wednesday 27th July: ChievoVerona v Cittadella, Stadio Quercia, Rovereto, 5:30pm.
Saturday 30th July: ChievoVerona v Sampdoria, Stadio Quercia, Rovereto, 5:30pm.
Saturday 6th August: Hoffenheim v ChievoVerona, Hoffenheim, 3pm.
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