Serie A official line-ups: Juventus vs. Udinese

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·18 May 2025

Serie A official line-ups: Juventus vs. Udinese

Kenan Yildiz returns to partner Randal Kolo Muani for Juventus, but are forced into a revamp in defence against mid-table Udinese.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT, 20.45 CET).

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The Bianconeri are still locked in fourth place with Lazio, so they cannot afford to slip up if they are to secure that precious Champions League qualification spot.

BOLOGNA, ITALY – MAY 04: Igor Tudor, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Bologna and Juventus at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on May 04, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Kenan Yildiz is back after sitting out a two-match ban, but Igor Tudor facing one of his old clubs has a lot of problems to deal with.

Khephren Thuram, Pierre Kalulu and Nicolò Savona are all suspended, with Teun Koopmeiners, Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal and Arek Milik injured.

Federico Gatti, Lloyd Kelly and Andrea Cambiaso are not at 100 per cent either.

It prompts a change of system with a return to the four-man defence and rare start for Francisco Conceicao.

epa12061058 Udinese’s Oumar Solet (L) and Bologna’s Riccardo Orsolini in action during the Italian Serie A soccer match Udinese Calcio vs Bologna FC 1909 at the Friuli – Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, 28 April 2025. EPA-EFE/GABRIELE MENIS

Udinese are comfortably mid-table, but have their fair share of issues too, starting with bans for Lorenzo Lucca and Arthur Atta.

The season is already over for Isaak Touré and Martin Payero, while Florian Thauvin and Jaka Bijol are carrying muscular problems.

Keinan Davis leads the attack with support from Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.

The Friulani have hit a brick wall recently, managing just one victory in the last nine rounds, which included two draws and six defeats.

They were even beaten 2-1 at home by already relegated Monza last week.

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Alberto Costa, Veiga, Kelly, Cambiaso; McKennie, Locatelli, Conceicao; Nico Gonzalez, Yildiz; Kolo Muani

Udinese: Okoye; Kabasele, Kristensen, Solet; Ehizibue, Karlstrom, Lovric, Zarraga, Kamara; Ekkelenkamp; Davis