Chelsea suffered their only loss in the 2015 ICC versus the New York Red Bulls, 2-4. (Photo : Reuters)
Fresh from a penalties win over Spanish titleholders Barcelona, Premier League champions Chelsea will host Serie A club Fiorentina at the Stamford Bridge in London for the final match of the 2015 International Champions Cup scheduled on August 5.
The Blues turned down a tough challenge by Barça, holding them off in a shootout, 2-2 (4-2), to score their second win of the summer friendlies.
Radamel Falcao, Victor Moses, Ramires, and Loïc Rémy converted their kicks to beat the Camp Nou giants, who were playing without star forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar, via The Guardian.
José Mourinho's squad only lost to MLS team New York Red Bulls in their tourney opener, 2-4, then came back with a penalties win versus Paris Saint-Germain, 1-1 (6-5), three days later.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina has a 1-1 win-loss record in the competitions so far, losing against PSG in their opener, 2-4, then nipping Primeira Liga winners SL Benfica in penalties, 0-0 (5-4), as per Bleacher Report.
The Viola will face La Liga champs Barcelona first on August 2 at their home stadium, Stadio Artemio Franchi, before traveling to England to visit Chelsea for the exhibition match.
The prediction is a 3-0 win by the English champs as they will defend their home field in front of thousands of their fans and countrymen. Yes, it is an exhibition game, but the atmosphere will be intense for the highly-entertaining match.
Chelsea starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Courtois; Ivanović, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fàbregas, Matić, Kenedy, Oscar; Costa, Hazard
Fiorentina starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Tătărușanu; Camporese, Tomović, Pasqual, Rodríguez; Joaquin, Ilicic, Fernandez, Valero; Rossi, Gomez
