Hull City to face Serie A giants at MKM Stadium as part of pre-season schedule

Hull City will face Italian giants Fiorentina in a pre-season friendly as part of their preparations for the 2024/25 season. The Tigers will welcome La Viola to the MKM Stadium on Tuesday, July 30, kick-off 7:45pm.

Fiorentina, who recently appointed Raffaele Palladino as head coach, finished eighth in Serie A last term. They also reached the Europa Conference League final, losing to Olympiacos, having been beaten by West Ham United the previous year.

City, who have played Fiorentina once before, a 1-0 defeat in the 1973 Anglo Italian Cup, say "ticketing and streaming information and further friendlies will be confirmed in due course". The Tigers last faced Italian opposition in 2009, drawing 2-2 with Atalanta in the Achille Cesare Bortolotti Trophy before losing 5-3 on penalties.

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It promises to be a good test for Tim Walter's side, with the Championship season due to get under way on August 10. It has been reported that a visit from Premier League outfit Newcastle United is also on the cards but, as things stand, the Tigers only other confirmed pre-season warm-up fixtures are trips to Doncaster Rovers (July 23) and Reading (August 3).

The fixtures for the 2024/25 English Football League season will be released at 9.00am tomorrow morning. City will be joined in the second tier of English football by relegated Premier League sides Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town as well as promoted clubs Portsmouth, Derby County and Oxford United.

City's confirmed pre-season friendlies:

Tuesday 23 July – Doncaster Rovers (A), 7:45pm – Eco-Power Stadium

Tuesday 30 July – Fiorentina (H), 7:45pm – MKM Stadium

Saturday 3 August – Reading (A), 3pm – Select Car Leasing Stadium