TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 17: Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Coppa Italia match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio at Allianz Stadium on December 17, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Dusan Vlahovic could take advantage of Kolo Muani’s ineligibility for the Coppa Campioni to return to Juventus’ starting XI in their last league phase game against Benfica.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT) at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
The Old Lady are already guaranteed a place in the knockout phase play-offs, with extremely slight chances of making the top eight, but coach Thiago Motta insisted they have a great opportunity to bounce back from their first Serie A defeat of the season at Napoli.
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Mattia Perin could take Michele Di Gregorio’s place in goal, while Weston McKennie should once again be used as a left-back, with Andrea Cambiaso ruled out by a physical issue.
Douglas Luiz and Kephren Thuram are expected to start as holding midfielders, with Kenan Yildiz looking favoured to play as a trequartista behind Vlahovic.
Both Juventus target Antonio Silva and their former star Angel Di Maria will be in Benfica’s starting line-up, as coach Bruno Lage is under pressure after their recent league defeat against Casa Pia.
Where to watch Juventus vs Benfica
Juventus’ Coppa Campioni fixture will be available to watch live in the UK via Discovery+. In the USA the match will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network, but fans can also stream the game on Paramount+. In Italy, Sky Sport Italia has exclusive TV rights for the match.
Football Italia will be covering every minute of action with a live blog.
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Juventus vs Benfica – probable line-ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Perin; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie; Douglas Luiz, Thuram; Conceiçao, Yildiz, Mbangula; Vlahovic.
Benfica (4-3-3): Trubin; Bah, Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Araujo; Kokcu, Florentino Luis, Aursnes; Di Maria, Pavlidis, Schjelderup.
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