Serie A official line-ups: Lecce vs. Juventus

Juventus start Nick Woltemade and Randal Kolo Muani together for the first time in Serie A, desperately trying to get back on track away to unpredictable Lecce amid an injury crisis.

It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Luciano Spalletti Head Coach of Juventus looks on prior to the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and Juventus at Mapei Stadium – Citta' del Tricolore on September 13, 2026 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)

Luciano Spalletti is really feeling the pressure after a series of dismal results, culminating in the 3-0 home defeat to Lazio.

Things didn't go much better in Thursday's Europa League game, as they fumbled a lead and ultimately scraped the 2-2 draw with Stade Rennais.

That saw the first ever start for the new strike pairing of Woltemade and Kolo Muani, and it is repeated here this evening, with Weston McKennie in a free role behind them.

TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD3 match between Juventus and Stade Rennais FC at Juventus Stadium on October 22, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

The injury crisis keeps getting worse, with only 17 outfield players making the trip to Lecce.

Nico Gonzalez and Zeki Celik are the latest additions to the absentee list with Kenan Yildiz, Francisco Conceicao, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Jeff Ekhator and Kamil Grabara.

Pierre Kalulu is therefore pushed into a more advanced role, while Teun Koopmeiners joins Douglas Luiz in midfield.

Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz in action away to Cagliari (@juventus)

Lecce are an all or nothing team, so far winning three games and losing four without a single stalemate.

They are fresh off a sensational 3-0 victory away to Udinese, but it came at a cost, losing Lassana Coulibaly to a muscular injury.

Santiago Pierotti, Ivan Ilic and Medon Berisha are already out of action, so Ousmane Drame' steps into midfield rather than Mohamed Kaba.

Willem Geubbels is supported by Konan N'Dri and Amar Fatah once again.

Lecce have not beaten Juventus since a 2-0 result here in February 2011, followed by four 1-1 draws and eight defeats, home and away.

UDINE, ITALY – OCTOBER 18: Kialonda Gaspar of Lecce celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammate Konan N'Dri during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and US Lecce at Stadio Friuli on October 18, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

Lecce: Falcone, Danilo Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Gaspar, Gallo; Dramé, Ngom, Maleh; N'Dri, Geubbels, Fatah

Juventus: Vicario, Gatti, Bremer, Lucumi; Kalulu, Douglas Luiz, Koopmeiners, Cambiaso; McKennie; Woltemade, Kolo Muani