Cardiff to host Italian giants Roma in pre-season
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Cardiff City will host Roma in a pre-season friendly and Newport County are also finalising plans to welcome the Italian giants before the new campaign gets under way.
The Bluebirds will welcome the Serie A side on Saturday, 1 August in their final warm-up before their return to the Championship.
The Exiles hope to face the Serie A side on Tuesday, 4 August at Rodney Parade in a high-profile warm-up for their 2026-27 League Two campaign that starts later in the month.
Roma have confirmed on their website that they are heading to Wales at the end of July for an eight-day training camp at the same complex where the Bluebirds are based, Hensol resort in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Italian club said their players would spend just over a week in Hensol, playing three friendlies during their time in Wales, before returning to Rome on 8 August.
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A money-spinning home friendly with Roma would clearly be a big coup for County, who are preparing for another season in League Two after narrowly avoiding relegation on the final day of the 2025-26 season.
Roma, by contrast, are preparing for a return to the Champions League for the first time in eight years after finishing third in Serie A last season.
The pre-season game at Rodney Parade is expected to be open to fans, while several Roma first-team players should feature.
The opening round of the new English Football League season takes place between 14 and 16 August, with the fixtures released on 25 June.