Jorge Jesus' side set for exciting build up to the season with 10 friendlies

AS Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Lyon and Villareal all await Sporting in what promises to be an exciting pre-season campaign, in what will be a total of 10 friendly encounters.

The first friendly is penciled in for the 9th of July against the B team. A training camp will follow from the 11th to the 18th of July in Lausanne, Switzerland, where Sporting will face Monaco (13th of July, at 20h30), FC Nyonnais (14th of July, at 19h), Zenit (16th of July, at 19h) and PSV Eindhoven (18th of July, at 20h30).

Five days later, Alvalade will host Lyon in the official presentation match. Jesus' side will then take part in the Iberian Trophy (26th of July, at 20h15) against Villarreal, before hosting Wolfsburg in Lisbon in the Five Violins Trophy (30th of July, at 20h).

August is reserved for Sporting's Iberian Cup campaign (4th of August, at 20h) against Betis, ahead of an encounter against Nice the following day (5th of August, at 20h30, in the Algarve Summer Cup.