Juventus vs. Lecce: Serie A official Week 18 line-ups

PISA, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus FC looks on during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Juventus FC at Arena Garibaldi on December 27, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Juventus start Kenan Yildiz, Francisco Conceicao and Jonathan David as they host Lecce in their first game of 2026.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Bianconeri are finally kicking into gear under coach Luciano Spalletti, winning seven of their last eight games in all competition.

Conceicao has shaken off a knock to start with Kenan Yildiz and David, who this time is preferred to Lois Openda.

Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Gatti, Daniele Rugani and Arek Milik are out of action, with Juan Cabal returning to the squad.

Teun Koopmeiners is not in the starting XI.

Lecce have coach Eusebio Di Francesco beginning a two-match touchline ban following his dismissal for dissent during the 3-0 defeat to Como.

Lassana Coulibaly is still at the Africa Cup of Nations, but Lameck Banda and Kialonda Gaspar return early from the competition.

Injury absentees include Riccardo Sottil, Medon Berisha, Christian Fruchtl and Balthazar Pierret.

Milan-owned Francesco Camarda gets the nod in attack rather than Nikola Stulic.

Juventus vs. Lecce line-ups

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso; Conceiçao, Yildiz; David

Lecce: Falcone; Perez, Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Kaba, Ramadani, Maleh; Pierotti, Camarda, Banda