Juventus-Atletico Madrid, friendly match canceled in Tel Aviv: escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip

Now it’s official: the friendly in Tel Aviv between Juventus and Atletico Madrid, the last pre-season test of the Bianconeri of Allegri before the championship debut in August at the Stadium against Sassuolo, it was cancelled. This was announced by the Spanish club in a tweet. The match was due to take place at Bloomfield Stadium tomorrow evening, Sunday 7 August, with kick-off at 8.45pm. At the basis of the decision, as had been anticipated by the Israeli media, there are security reasons: in the last hours, in fact, in the Gaza Strip there has been an escalation of violence that has caused at least 8 victims and more than 40 injured, according to a budget released by the Palestinian authorities. –

For both Juventus and Atletico Madrid there remains the need to play a final test and put minutes in the legs before the start of the season. Therefore, there is the possibility of playing the game on Sunday evening 7 August, but in another location. Among the viable roads, there is also that of playing at the Allianz Stadium in Turin behind closed doors. The alternative is for both teams to look for another opponent.