Juventus start Nick Woltemade and Randal Kolo Muani together for the first time in Serie A, desperately trying to get back on track away to unpredictable Lecce amid an injury crisis.
It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).
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Luciano Spalletti is really feeling the pressure after a series of dismal results, culminating in the 3-0 home defeat to Lazio.
Things didn’t go much better in Thursday’s Europa League game, as they fumbled a lead and ultimately scraped the 2-2 draw with Stade Rennais.
That saw the first ever start for the new strike pairing of Woltemade and Kolo Muani, and it is repeated here this evening, with Weston McKennie in a free role behind them.
The injury crisis keeps getting worse, with only 17 outfield players making the trip to Lecce.
Nico Gonzalez and Zeki Celik are the latest additions to the absentee list with Kenan Yildiz, Francisco Conceicao, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Jeff Ekhator and Kamil Grabara.
Pierre Kalulu is therefore pushed into a more advanced role, while Teun Koopmeiners joins Douglas Luiz in midfield.
Lecce are an all or nothing team, so far winning three games and losing four without a single stalemate.
They are fresh off a sensational 3-0 victory away to Udinese, but it came at a cost, losing Lassana Coulibaly to a muscular injury.
Santiago Pierotti, Ivan Ilic and Medon Berisha are already out of action, so Ousmane Drame’ steps into midfield rather than Mohamed Kaba.
Willem Geubbels is supported by Konan N’Dri and Amar Fatah once again.
Lecce have not beaten Juventus since a 2-0 result here in February 2011, followed by four 1-1 draws and eight defeats, home and away.
Lecce vs. Juventus line-ups
Lecce: Falcone, Danilo Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Gaspar, Gallo; Dramé, Ngom, Maleh; N’Dri, Geubbels, Fatah
Juventus: Vicario, Gatti, Bremer, Lucumi; Kalulu, Douglas Luiz, Koopmeiners, Cambiaso; McKennie; Woltemade, Kolo Muani
Starting lineups
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