Overview

• Palermo will face Manchester City on August 9 at Stadio Renzo Barbera in the first Anglo-Palermitan Trophy friendly match.
• The game will serve as Palermo’s first seasonal outing under coach Filippo Inzaghi following their summer training in Valle d’Aosta.
• The fixture celebrates Palermo’s 125th anniversary with an homage to the club’s English founders, Edward De Garston and George Blake.
• Both clubs operate under the City Football Group umbrella, highlighting three years of shared technical collaboration.
• Manchester City arrives fresh from the Club World Cup in the United States as ticket demand for the high-profile preseason test surges.