Rams to play Portuguese Champions

Last updated : 15 June 2016 By Rams Mad Editor

C:WindowsTempphp4503.tmpDerby County will play Portuguese Premier League sides in warm up games for the foreth coming season.

Benfica, current Portuguese Champions, and Champions for the last three seasons will play Derby County in the Algarve Football Cup. The game  from the Estadio Algarve stadium will take place on Saturday 16th July.KO 8.30pm

Twenty four hours earlier a Rams eleven will play Vitoria Setubal, also an 8.30pm KO. Vitoria Setubal are also a Premeira Liga side in Portugal.

The stadium holds around 30,000 and should give the younger mebers of the Rams squad a taste of what it is like to play in front of the Ipro Stadium crowds.

Derby are to stay in Portugal for their week long experience and games and will give new Rams boss Nigel Pearson a chance to see what his new charges have in their locker