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Luciano Spalletti makes his debut on the Juventus bench with Dusan Vlahovic, Loic Openda and Filip Kostic upfront in a 4-3-3 formation, visiting Jamie Vardy’s giant-killers Cremonese with out Kenan Yildiz.

It kicks off at at 19.45 GMT.

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VILLARREAL, SPAIN – OCTOBER 01: Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus appears on previous to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD2 match between Villarreal CF and Juventus at Estadio de la Ceramica on October 01, 2025 in Villarreal, Spain. (Picture by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Photographs)

It has been a traumatic few days for Juve, who sacked Igor Tudor on Monday, then ended their eight aggressive match winless streak by beating Udinese 3-1 on Wednesday with caretaker supervisor Massimo Brambilla.

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Spalletti was formally appointed on Thursday and held his , however instantly had recent issues to cope with.

Kenan Yildiz and Lloyd Kelly would’ve been sure to begin, however pulled out with knee and again points respectively.

They be part of Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal, Arek Milik and Carlo Pinsoglio on the therapy desk.

Filip Kostic was given his first begin of the entire season by Brambilla, and is once more used right here, however as a part of a trident assault in what appears to be a 4-3-3 formation.

Openda is as soon as extra most popular to Jonathan David because the accomplice for Vlahovic, with Teun Koopmeiners stepping again into the midfield.

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Manuel Locatelli performs, regardless of his chequered historical past with former Italy coach Spalletti.

CREMONA, ITALY – OCTOBER 25: Jamie Vardy of US Cremonese celebrates after scoring his crew’s first purpose throughout the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Atalanta BC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on October 25, 2025 in Cremona, Italy. (Picture by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photographs)

Cremonese are unbeaten in three after holding Udinese and Atalanta to 1-1 attracts, then earned an enormous 2-0 victory away to Genoa within the midweek spherical.

That despatched them into eighth place, as their solely defeat this season was 4-1 away to Inter on October 4.

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Coach Davide Nicola additionally has accidents to cope with, as Antonio Sanabria, Giuseppe Pezzella, Alessio Zerbin, Alberto Grassi, Michele Collocolo and Faris Moumbagna out of motion.

Former Premier League winner and Leicester Metropolis legend Jamie Vardy leads the assault with Federico Bonazzoli, who bagged a brace at Marassi midweek.

The spectacular Romano Floriani Mussolini will get a uncommon begin in midfield.

Cremonese vs. Juventus line-ups

Cremonese: Audero; Terracciano, Baschirotto, Bianchetti; Barbieri, Payero, Bondo, Vandeputte, Floriani Mussolini; Bonazzoli, Vardy

Juventus: Di Gregorio; McKennie, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Koopmeiners, Locatelli, Ok Thuram; Openda, Vlahovic, Kostic

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