The professionals are coming! Busy on South Tyrol's football pitches

SpVgg Unterhaching has made the start; this weekend, FC Lugano, the first European Cup participant, moved into South Tyrol. Other well-known clubs will follow in the next few days.

July 03, 2023

From: fop

The German third division club Unterhaching is training in Schlanders until Friday, around 20 kilometers further west, namely in Mals, FC Lugano is completing its pre-season preparation from today.

The Cup finalist and third place finisher in the Swiss Elite League arrived in Upper Vinschgau on Sunday and moved into his rooms at the Hotel Garberhof. This is the second summer in a row that Lugano has made the journey to South Tyrol. “Mals offers ideal conditions with its climate, hospitality and infrastructure,” says the club.

For the FCL players it was time to unpack their suitcases on Sunday. © Facebook / FC Lugano/Obervinschgau

The people of Ticino will be staying in Vinschgau until next Saturday. Two test matches are also planned until then: On Tuesday (17.30 p.m.) the Bianconeri will meet SpVgg Unterhaching in Mals, and on Saturday (13 p.m.) there will be a test kick against TSG Balingen at the end of the preparatory camp.

Now it's happening in quick succession

The German regional league team is completing a mini training camp in St. Valentin auf der Haide from Tuesday to Saturday. Unterhaching, Lugano and Balingen However, they are not the only football guests who are setting up camp in South Tyrol these days. The FC St. Pauli arrives on Thursday for a ten-day stay in St. Leonhard in Passeier, followed the next day by the arrival of the Bundesliga newcomer Heidenheim in Natz.

The second division will be relegated on Sunday Arminia Bielefeld Expected in Kiens, traveling later too Spezia (in St. Christina), Sassuolo (Vipiteno), Bologna (Vals), Leipzig (Reischach), Bochum (Gais) and Parma (Vals) to the northernmost province of Italy to prepare for the season.

>>> Click here for a complete overview of all training camp dates in South Tyrol

Schlagwörter: Soccer South Tyrol FC Lugano training camp Preparation