Barcelona confirmed on Monday that Roma have pulled out of the Joan Gamper Trophy clash scheduled for August 6 at the Camp Nou.
The two teams had been set to face off in the traditional curtain-raiser but Barcelona will now have to look for new opponents.
Barcelona’s statement on the issue suggests they are not too happy about the situation either.
“FC Barcelona announce that AS Roma have decided to unilaterally, without reason, withdraw from the agreed contract for both parties for the Joan Gamper Trophy game that was to be played on 6 August at Camp Nou in a fixture that was to see a men’s and women’s game once again.