Fiorentina announce England friendly matches against QPR and Watford | OneFootball

Fiorentina have announced a pre-season tour of England, including friendly matches against Queens Park Rangers and Watford.

The Viola are revamping under new coach Fabio Grosso and have considerably higher ambitions after a campaign where they struggled to get out of the relegation zone in Serie A.

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The squad will get together at the Viola Park complex in Florence on July 10 to begin pre-season training, starting with three days of physical tests and nutritional planning.

The real training begins on July 12, with two sessions per day, the afternoon ones open to the public.

Following an in-house match against the Under-20 side on July 19 and facing Gubbio on July 22, the team will fly to England for the second phase of preparation.

They will be based in England from July 24 to 31, playing friendly games against QPR at Loftus Road on July 25, then Watford at Vicarage Road on July 29.