Juventus try to rescue their season with Randal Kolo Muani supported by Kenan Yildiz and Nico Gonzalez against rock bottom Monza.
It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT, 18.00 CET).
The Bianconeri’s campaign is falling apart, as Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Parma saw them slide down to fifth place and missing out on Champions League qualification would be disastrous.
Dusan Vlahovic limped off during that match with a muscular problem, so he is out of action along with Teun Koopmeiners, Federico Gatti, Arkadiusz Milik, Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal.
Kolo Muani therefore gets a rare start and hopes to end his goal drought, supported by Kenan Yildiz and Nico Gonzalez.
MONZA, ITALY – DECEMBER 22: Alessandro Nesta, Head Coach of AC Monza, looks on ahead of the Serie A match between Monza and Juventus at U-Power Stadium on December 22, 2024 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Monza are practically relegated already and have lost their last four on the bounce, but they were surprisingly close games.
They only fell 1-0 to Napoli, while they were leading 2-0 away to Inter before capitulating 3-2.
Armando Izzo, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Keita Balde Diao, Kevin Zeroli and Matteo Pessina are out of action.
Coach Alessandro Nesta looks to Dany Mota Carvalho and Gianluca Caprari, with Gaetano Castrovilli in midfield.
Samuele Birindelli is the son of former Juventus star Alessandro Birindelli.
Juventus vs. Monza line-ups
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Veiga, Kelly; McKennie, Locatelli, K. Thuram, Cambiaso; Nico Gonzalez, Yildiz; Kolo Muani
Monza: Turati; Pereira, Caldirola, Carboni; Birindelli, Castrovilli, Bianco, Akpa Akpro, Kyriakopoulos; Mota Carvalho, Caprari
