Italian clubs, regular in Gamper

The FC Barcelona announced this Wednesday that the 57th edition of Joan Gamper Trophy next held Saturday August 6 against AS Rome nasa Camp Nou, both the club’s first men’s and women’s groups, as happened in the last edition. In 2021, the double meeting was held against Juventus in Johan Cruyff Stadium due to health restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The women’s team will play at 5:30 pm and the men’s team at 9:00 pm In addition, between the two games there will be an official presentation of the same Barça squad to the fans.

This will be the Italian club’s second participation in the trophy. The group is currently led by Jose Mourinho addressed the Barca in the same friendly trophy of the year 2015. A game where those since then Luis Enrique beat the Italian team 3-0 with goals from Neymar, Messi Y Rakitic.

Two transalpine titles

Since 2010, in seven editions of the legendary Barça trophy they will have Italian clubs. Milan in 2010, Naples in 2011, Rome in 2015, Sampdoria in 2016, juve in 2021 and Rome in 2022.

Throughout history, there have been only two players won by a ‘calcium’ club: the Juventus in 2005 on penalties after the 2-2 final and the Sampdoria in 2012 by 0-1.

The recent involvement of the Italian

1. 2010 -> FC Barcelona 1 – 1 (3 – 1 p.) Milan
2. 2011 -> FC Barcelona 5 – 0 Napoli
3. 2012 -> FC Barcelona 0 – 1 Sampdoria
4. 2015 -> FC Barcelona 3 – 0 Rome
5. 2016 -> FC Barcelona 3 – 2 Sampdoria
6. 2021 -> FC Barcelona 3 – 0 Juventus
7. 2022 -> FC Barcelona vs. Rome

A decade invincible

The last time the Barca lost an edition of the friendly soccer trophy it organized annually was certainly in 2012 against Sampdoria. the Tito vilanova fell to the Italian team 0-1 with a goal from Roberto Soriano in 1 minute.