Kenan Yildiz returns with Dusan Vlahovic and that shocking Teun Koopmeiners deeper position as Luciano Spalletti makes his Champions League debut on the Juventus bench in opposition to Sporting CP.
It kicks off on the in Turin at 20.00 GMT.
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CREMONA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Coach Luciano Spalletti of Juventus FC reacts earlier than the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Juventus FC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on November 01, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Photograph by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Pictures)
The Bianconeri sacked Igor Tudor final Monday after a seven-match winless streak, which included 4 in a row with out discovering the web.
Caretaker supervisor Massimo Brambilla oversaw a 3-1 victory over Udinese, then
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He pulled fairly a number of surprises in that match, none extra so than shifting Koopmeiners into the centre of a three-man defence.
The previous Atalanta midfielder is there once more tonight, however Kenan Yildiz has shaken off a knee problem to begin in assist of Vlahovic.
Weston McKennie is moved into a brand new position too, as Khephren Thuram’s calf downside is just not critical sufficient to maintain him out of the beginning XI.
Lloyd Kelly, Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal nonetheless injured, however Francisco Conceicao is available in for a extra attacking method.
There is no such thing as a time to lose, as Juve managed solely a 4-4 draw with Borussia Dortmund, 2-2 in opposition to Villarreal, and misplaced 1-0 at Actual Madrid.
TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 12: Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus celebrates scoring his workforce’s first objective through the Serie A match between Juventus and Lecce at Allianz Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
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Sporting CP have completed relatively effectively within the Champions League to this point this season, beating Kairat Almaty 4-1 and Roberto De Zerbi’s Olympique Marseille 2-1, round a decent 2-1 defeat away to Napoli.
They gained their final 5 aggressive matches in a row, unbeaten since that journey to Naples on October 1.
Lengthy-term absentees are Nuno Santos and Daniel Bragança after knee ligament tears, whereas Ivan Fresneda sprained his ankle.
Fotis Ioannidis is picked to steer the assault relatively than Luis Suarez, with assist from Francisco Trincao and Pedro Goncalves.
Former Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand and Ivorian defender Ousmane Diomande have each been linked with potential transfers to Juventus in current months.
FARO, PORTUGAL – JULY 31: Morten Hjulmand of Sporting CP in motion through the Portuguese Tremendous Cup match between Sporting CP and SL Benfica at Estadio Algarve on July 31, 2025 in Faro, Portugal. (Photograph by Gualter Fatia/Getty Pictures)
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Juventus vs. Sporting CP line-ups
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Koopmeiners, Gatti; Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, McKennie; Francisco Conceicao, Kenan Yildiz; Vlahovic
Juventus bench: Perin, Scaglia, Zhegrova, Adzic, Kostic, Openda, Miretti, Rugani, Joao Mario, David, Rouhi
Sporting: Rui Silva; Vagiannidis, Diomande, Goncalo Inacio, Araujo; Joao Simoes, Hjulmand; Quenda, Trincao, Goncalves; Ioannidis
Sporting bench: Joao Virginia, Matheus Reis, Morita, Catamo, Kochorashvili, Alisson Santos, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Bruno Ramos, Salvador Blopa, Eduardo Quaresma, Ricardo Mangas, Suarez
Ref: Siebert (GER)
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