Juventus and Lazio name starting lineups for Serie A meeting in Turin
Randal Kolo Muani starts for Juventus, while Tijjani Noslin leads Lazio's attack for the 18 October match at Allianz Juventus Stadium.
Juventus and Lazio have named their starting lineups for their Serie A match at Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin on 18 October 2026. Randal Kolo Muani leads Juventus's attack and Tijjani Noslin starts up front for Lazio in a fixture scheduled to kick off at 19:45 UK time (20:45 CEST).
Juventus starting lineup against Lazio
Football Italia lists Guglielmo Vicario in goal, with Pierre Kalulu, Bremer and Jhon Lucumí behind Zeki Çelik, Douglas Luiz and Pape Matar Sarr. Nico González, Weston McKennie and Kerim Alajbegović are also named in the XI, alongside Kolo Muani. Douglas Luiz and Kolo Muani return to the starting side, according to the outlet.
Juventus enter the match after a draw away to Cagliari. Football Italia says they have won one of their previous four Serie A games, a stretch that also included a defeat to Sassuolo and a draw with Milan. Their Europa League form has been stronger: Thursday's 2-1 comeback win away to Celta Vigo kept their record in that competition perfect.
Coach Luciano Spalletti is serving a touchline ban following a disagreement with Cagliari coach Fabio Pisacane, Football Italia reported. The outlet also lists Kenan Yildiz, Manuel Locatelli, Khéphren Thuram, Jeff Ekhator and Kamil Grabara among Juventus's absentees, although Jérémie Boga is available again.
Lazio starting lineup and league form
Lazio start Christos Mandas in goal. Football Italia's lineup places Romano Floriani Mussolini, Boško Šutalo, Oliver Provstgaard and Nuno Tavares in defence; Davide Frattesi, Reda Belahyane and Kenneth Taylor in midfield; and Gustav Isaksen, Noslin and captain Mattia Zaccagni in attack.
Lazio went into the weekend joint top of Serie A with Inter, Football Italia reported, after five wins and a 2-2 draw with Milan under coach Gennaro Gattuso. JuveFC also described Lazio as unbeaten in the league this season. The teams' contrasting league runs give Juventus a chance to gain ground on one of the early leaders.
Luca Pellegrini is among the 24 Lazio players selected for the match and is on the bench against his former club. Football Italia lists Albert Gudmundsson, Matteo Cancellieri, Nicolò Rovella, Alessio Furlanetto and Adam Marušić as missing. Lazio are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Juventus, with one win and two draws, according to the outlet.
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Sources and context
- Official Juventus team to face LazioJuveFC (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Official: Lazio confirm squad list of 24 players take on Juventus in Serie AFootball Italia (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Juventus vs. Lazio: Serie A official Week 7 line-upsFootball Italia
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