Inter to play Schalke 04 in Changzhou on 21 July

CHANGZHOU – There's another date to add to the summer diary as Luciano Spalletti's men are set to play Schalke 04 in Changzhou on Friday 21 July.

The Nerazzurri will contest the 2017 Changzhou Dragon City Cup with the German side at Changzhou Olympic Sports Center New City Stadium. Kick-off is set for 19:35 local time (13:35 CEST).

Nerazzurri CEO Liu Jun was present at the news conference to announce the event.

The match against Schalke is the first of four prestigious friendlies lined up for Inter on their summer tour, with three ICC fixtures to follow: Lyon in Nanjing on 24 July, then Bayern Munich and Chelsea in Singapore on 27 and 29 July respectively.