Juventus go face NEC for Allianz Stadium tonight for their first match of UEFA Europa League league phase. Kickoff na 21:00. The match na the first game for the campaign, and coach Luciano Spalletti and NEC coach Dick Schreuder don already name their starting teams.
Juventus starting lineup na Grabara; Kalulu, Gatti, Lucumi, Celik; Douglas Luiz, Sarr; Nico Gonzalez, McKennie, Alajbegovic; Woltemade. Bench: Vicario, Pinsoglio, Bremer, Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Kolo Muani, Owusu, Pagnucco, Elimoghale. Spalletti na the coach.
NEC lineup na Polster; Sandler, Nejasmic, Chery, Tadic, Lebreton, Storm, Linssen, Kabar, Thomas, Bischoff. Bench: Entius, Geneste, Schuurs, Willumsson, Sierhuis, Nuytinck, Geiger, Kers, Monteiro, Moslih, Bras. Dick Schreuder na their coach.
Before the game, Juventus sporting director Frederic Massara try to cool down talk about Luciano Spalletti future after shaky start to season. He tok say everybody wey wear Juventus jersey get duty not to downplay any point wey dem lose, but dem must do calm analysis. That analysis start from one certainty: the team dey for excellent hands, and the club get total trust for the coach ability and the team itself. Dem dey confident say with work, the growth process fit happen fast.
On market, Massara say during the transfer window dem do many interesting things, always inside some limits wey UEFA put, but dem dey satisfied with wetin dem do. He talk say dem know say dem change plenty, and for field tonight, eight new players dey. Juventus dey seventh place for minutes played by new players, and that one suppose make dem get patience to build something wey go profitable.
About Woltemade, Massara say dem sign am because dem see am as strong striker like Kolo Muani, and the two fit complement each other. Dem dey very confident say e go do well from start and e go do good things.
ANSA report from Torino on 17 September 2026 at 21:59 say the Europa League encounter between Juventus FC and N. E. C. Nijmegen na for the first matchday of the league phase.
