MIDDLESBROUGH will play a behind-closed-doors friendly as part of next week's training camp in Portugal.
Having returned to pre-season training at Rockliffe Park on Monday, Michael Carrick and his players will head to the Algarve for their next stage of their preparations on Sunday.
They will spend a week in Portugal at a training camp, and while there are no public matches planned for their time on the continent, they will play a behind-closed-doors game.
Boro will take on Portuguese Primeira Liga outfit Vitoria Guimaraes, but no supporters will be admitted for the friendly.
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This will be the second year in succession that Boro have had a summer camp in Portugal, having spent a week at the Amendoeira resort 12 months ago.
Boro’s first public pre-season friendly will see them head to Hartlepool United on Friday, July 14, with a different line-up due to face York City on Saturday, July 15.
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