The world football carnival in Israel is getting underway, when at this time the two luxury teams, the English Tottenham and the Italian Roma, meet at the Sami Ofer Stadium for an intriguing preparatory game for the upcoming season.
The match is part of a series of meetings that this summer brings the biggest teams in Europe to Israel, when tomorrow PSG and Nantes will meet at the Bloomfield Stadium as part of the French Super Cup, and next week Juventus will meet Atlético for a preparatory match at the Jaffa Stadium.
Antonio Conte’s team, which finished in fourth place in the Premier League last season and secured a ticket to the group stage of the Champions League, recorded an active and particularly impressive summer with the addition of Richarlison, Yves Bissomma, Ivan Perisic and Kalman Langela, with the one who left the team being Steven Barhwin who returned to the Netherlands and signed with Ajax.
On the other hand, Jose Mourinho’s team was also active in the transfer market this summer, and added one of the biggest stars in the Italian league in recent years, Paulo Dybala, who was received in the city to the applause of thousands of fans. In addition, the team from the Italian capital added Cedi Zelic, Nemanja Matic and Mila Sevier, and it is expected to complete the signing of a PSG player, Georginio Wijnaldum, soon.