AS Roma to play friendly in Indonesia on November 14

AS Roma in conjunction with Nine Sport announced today that an AS Roma squad will be visiting Indonesia during the FIFA international break in November for a friendly football match versus an Indonesia Select XI. The match will take place at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on November 14 with a scheduled kick off of 19:00 local time.

“We’re very excited to bring AS Roma to Indonesia this November. Indonesia is one of the world’s biggest markets for football and we have no doubt that the match will excite local football fans,” explained Arif Wicaksono, CEO of Nine Sport.

Led by new head coach Rudi Garcia and long serving club captain Francesco Totti, AS Roma currently sits at the top of the Serie A table enjoying the best start to a Serie A season in their history.

Italo Zanzi, AS Roma CEO said “We are committed to maximizing Roma's global reach. This match is a very important step in building a sustainable presence in Indonesia and Asia. We have a large and growing fan base in Indonesia and look forward to giving them the chance to experience Roma live in Jakarta.”

Tickets will be on sale soon starting from mid October 2013. For more information please visit: http://www.ninesport.co.id.

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About Nine Sport

Founded in 2006, Nine Sport offers exciting and quality international football to Indonesia by bringing the best clubs and national teams in the world through top matches and events. Extending beyond just promoting international matches, Nine Sport presents a refreshing approach on realizing football’s true potential in Indonesia by utilizing brand development, community outreach, corporate sponsors, integrated ticketing system through its sister company Indotix, and international touring for football organizations. Nine Sport’s growing roster of events includes the FIFA Match Day: Indonesia vs Netherlands, Indonesia All-Star vs Chelsea FC, and Pro Duta FC European Tour 2013.

About AS Roma

Founded in 1927, the legendary AS Roma plays in the world-renowned Italian Serie A football league. The Rome-based professional team has won three Serie A titles, nine Coppa Italia trophies, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. AS Roma's youth academy regularly produces more Serie A players than any other in Italy. The Giallorossi, who play at the Stadio Olimpico, are the only Italian team to be owned and managed by a United States-based group. The group, managed from Boston, MA, is led by owner James Pallotta, chairman of Raptor Group, who is also AS Roma president.