Despite already having five friendly fixtures under their belt, Coventry have made the decision to take on a sixth just four days prior to the new Championship campaign.
Mark Robins may feel that another match can only benefit his vastly-changed squad with a number of notable incomings and outgoings occurred during the off-season.
The latest notable addition to the Sky Blues ranks is that of West Bromwich Albion forward Brandon Thomas-Asante, who arrived on Thursday.
He came on from the final 30 minutes of the 2-1 defeat to Werder Bremen at the weekend, Coventry having now suffered two defeats in three games.
Nevertheless, Robins and his players have the standout 3-0 triumph over Everton on their record, and that can only provide encouragement ahead of their toughest test of the summer.
Meanwhile, Roma have played four fixtures with Daniele De Rossi having also made numerous changes to his senior ranks at Stadio Olimpico.
Their only success is a 6-1 win over Italian minnows Latina, with a narrow defeat to Toulouse sandwiched between draws against Kosice and Olympiacos.
Although there have been an array of outgoings, the likes of left-back Angelino and forward Artem Dovbyk are among the players to move to the capital.
Roma follow this fixture with a trip to Liverpool to face Everton before they commence their Serie A campaign with a visit to Cagliari on August 18.
