Atlas also says 'no': Barça runs out of options for Joan Gamper

The FC Barcelona works to time trial to find a rival of face to the dispute of the Trophy Joan Gamper of the next 6 August. The Barcelona had announced that the ACE Rome of José Mourinho went to present in the Spotify Camp Nou, but the Italian group finish declining the invitation by problems in his calendar of pre-season.

"The ACE Rome communicates that it withdraws his participation in the Trophy Gamper, foreseen in Barcelona on 6 August 2022. The decision derives of the need to change the planning of the friendly of summer, with the end to create the best conditions of possible work of face to the next season for the first masculine and feminine team of the club. Both teams will continue his way of preparation through other commitments, of lower impact regarding trips, that will be communicated in what they define ", informed the Italian club in his moment.

Since, the cúpula culé has moved for encontar a new rival to celebrate the 'party' with which, year after year, welcomes the new season. In spite of the big efforts, the Barça to day of today does not have with the one who confront, condemned by the demanding calendars that have his possible invited in his respective pre-seasons.

The Atlas of Mexico was the last team contacted by the Catalan entity. As it has been able to confirm 'TUDN', the ex culé Rafa Márquez would have served of link so that they produced the first contacts between both teams, but refused the possibility by problems in his calendar. The little time of anticipation is playing against of the Barça and the Trophy Joan Gamper is peligrando.

Before, from the Spotify Camp Nou had carried the refusal of the AC Milan. The 'Gazzetta dello Sport' took for granted does some days that that the picture 'rossonero' will not contest the party, by fault of gap in his planning. The Barça has the intention to follow touching doors to announce a new rival, but for the moment the situation is complicated.

It turns it by United States, in mind

While in the Barcelona dispatches resolve the subject of the Gamper, the players are centred in the five friendly that will contest in this month of July. The group trained by Xavi Hernández will première in the pre-season in a friendly pautado for the Wednesday 13 July against the Olot, and afterwards will leave to United States for four parties more.

The Barça will confront to the Inter of Miami (20 July, to the 01:30 hours) in the DRV PNK Stadium of Miamo, to the Real Madrid four days afterwards in the 'Soccer Champions Tour' (24-04, 4:00 hours) in The Vegas, in a party for which already has hanged the poster of 'sold out'. The 27 will travel to Dallas to measure against the Juventus (02:00 hours) in the Cotton Bowl and the 31 will close his trip in the United States with a clash in front of the New York Network Bulls in the Network Bull Sand of New Jersey (01:00 hours).