THE DRAW FOR THE VIAREGGIO CUP

The draw for the 66th edition of the Viareggio Cup was made earlier today and the competition will take place from the 3rd to the 17th of February. Pippo Inzaghi’s players will enter the competition directly from the last-16 of the competition along with Fiorentina, Inter and Juventus and will face one of a possible four best ranked teams to qualify in second place from the group stages.Here is how the groups will be made up:GROUP A
Group 1: Atalanta, Nordsjaelland (Denmark), Representative Serie D, Club Guaranì (Paraguay)Group 2: Napoli, Anderlecht (Belgium), Palermo, Apia Leichhardt (Australia)Group 3: Roma, Benfica (Portugal), Livorno, Envigado (Colombia)Group 4: Torino, Stabaek (Norway), Siena, Santos Laguna (Mexico)
GROUP B
Group 5: Sampdoria, Rijeka (Croatia), Reggina, Under 17 Congo (Congo)Group 6: Lazio, Belasica Strumica (Macedonia), Varese, Club Nacional (Paraguay)Group 7: Empoli, Psv Eindhoven (Holland), Hellas Verona, L.I.A.C. New York (USA)Group 8: Parma, Pakhtakor (Uzbekistan), Spezia, Desportivo Brasil (Brazil)