Leeds United to make Italy trip as Cagliari pre-season fixture is confirmed

Leeds United will make the trip to face Italian side Cagliari on the final weekend of pre-season ahead of the 2019/20 Championship campaign.
By Joe Urquhart
Published 4th Jul 2019, 12:59 BST
Cagliari fans at the Sardegna Arena.Cagliari fans at the Sardegna Arena.
Cagliari fans at the Sardegna Arena.

The announcement comes after the weekend was initially left free as United searched for opponents for their final outing before the new term.

United will now travel to the Sardegna Arena on July 27 to face the Serie A outfit, with the game set to kick-off at 8:30pm local time.

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Former Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino has links to the club having previously owned the Italian outfit before his acquisition of the Whites in 2014.

The 62-year-old, though, now owns fellow top flight side Brescia following their promotion last year.

Cellino departed West Yorkshire after a turbulent ownership of the Elland Road club, with current owner Andrea Radrizanni completing a full takeover in 2017.

Leeds begin their assault on the second tier just a week later on August 3 at Ashton Gate as they take on Bristol City (16:30) in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

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Marcelo Bielsa's men started their preparations last week as his senior squad returned to Thorp Arch following the short summer break.

The Whites will travel to face local sides York City and Guiseley on July 10 and 11 first, before flying to Australia to take on arch rivals Manchester United in Perth on July 17.

Leeds will also face Western Sydney Wanderers (July 20) during their time down under as the A-League side lift the curtain on their new Bankwest stadium.

United traditionally host a final pre-season fixture in LS11 before the season gets into full swing, though there has been no confirmation of one thus far.

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Leeds United's pre-season schedule in full:Wednesday 10th July 2019: York City v Leeds United, Bootham Crescent (7:00pm)Thursday 11th July 2019: Guiseley v Leeds United, Nethermoor Park (7:45pm)Wednesday 17th July 2019: Manchester United v Leeds United, Optus Stadium, Perth (7:00pm local/12:00pm BST)Saturday 20th July 2019: Western Sydney Wanderers v Leeds United, Bankwest Stadium, Sydney (7:00pm local/10:00am BST)Saturday 27th July 2019: Cagliari Calcio v Leeds United, Sardegna Arena, Sardinia (8:30pm local/7:30pm BST)

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