Brighton to host AS Roma in pre-season friendly at American Express Stadium on August 8

Brighton and Hove Albion will host AS Roma in a pre-season friendly at the American Express Stadium in Brighton and Hove, England on Saturday, August 8, with kick-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. IST. The match is part of both clubs' preparations ahead of the new season.

Brighton finished last season strongly to clinch a direct spot in the UEFA Conference League and will begin their pre-season campaign under Fabian Hürzeler, the former FC St. Pauli gaffer who took charge in 2024 and has done well. The Seagulls have added Vuskovic from Spurs to their squad while seeing players such as Danny Welbeck, Diego Coppola and Carl Rushworth depart.

AS Roma return Champions League football to the Stadio Olimpico after finishing third last season, with Gian Piero Gasperini set to continue as coach; after taking over the reins, he "did a fantastic job and clocked an average of 1.8 points per game." Roma’s recent incoming players include Konstantinos Koulierakis, Gianluca Mancini and Santiago Castro, and Paulo Dybala has signed a contract extension.

In pre-season action, the visitors endured a 4-1 defeat to Cardiff before reversing that scoreline to defeat Newport 4-1. Those results form part of Roma’s warm-up matches ahead of the encounter at the American Express Stadium.

Broadcast arrangements list SportVot as a live-stream option, with viewers in the United Kingdom able to check BHAFC TV or Roma TV+ for coverage. The report states that fans in the United States will be able to watch the game in the same way as those in the UK, and that these services will allow anyone from anywhere to watch unless geolocked.

The match will be played at the American Express Stadium in East Sussex on Saturday, August 8, and the Khel Now report notes the kick-off time as 7:30 p.m. IST; a club message posted on social media read: "Our last match in Great Britain 🐺⚽ Brighton 🆚 AS Roma🏟️ American Express Stadium🕰️ 15:00 local time (16:00 🇮🇹)#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/9l6BfoVung"

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