Juventus vs AC Milan kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium at 19.45 UK time, 20.45 CEST, with both sides having started the season with back-to-back victories. The headline is the team sheets. Juventus are forced into changes by a growing injury list, while AC Milan have named Adrien Rabiot in the XI for his first Milan start of the season against his former club.
Juventus' injury list
Juventus are missing Andrea Cambiaso, Pape Matar Sarr, Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram, Weston McKennie, Jeff Ekhator and Juan Cabal through injury or absence. Football Italia reported that Nico González and Randal Kolo Muani are among the players picked to cover those gaps, with Kerim Alajbegovic also in the starting line-up.
The shape of the fixture is still there, even if the table is only beginning to settle. Juventus are ninth in the current Serie A standings data, while Milan are 12th, so the talk of an early Scudetto showdown sits more on the quality of the names involved than on the league table itself.
Milan's line-up and Rabiot return
Football Italia reported that AC Milan have gone with Rabiot, Luka Modrić and Gonçalo Ramos in a side that has already taken four wins from its last five league matches. Rabiot's start is the main twist here. He has already made two league appearances for Milan, scoring once and adding one assist in 67 minutes, and now gets a first league start of the season against Juventus.
The broader form line is not the problem. Juventus have three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last five league matches, while Milan have won four of theirs. The real pressure sits on the line-ups, especially with Juventus having to stretch the squad so early in the campaign.
Milan have not beaten Juventus in Serie A since a 1-0 win here in May 2023. Since then, there have been four 0-0 draws and a 2-0 defeat. This meeting gives them another chance to end that run at the Allianz Juventus Stadium.
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