Juventus Start Woltemade and Kolo Muani Against Lecce

Juventus are starting Nick Woltemade and Randal Kolo Muani together in the starting XI for the first time in their Serie A away match at Lecce. The Bianconeri have gone through a serious run of poor results in recent weeks. The team lost 3-0 at home to Lazio and drew 2-2 with Stade Rennais in the Europa League. The pressure on Luciano Spalletti is growing by the day.

Injuries are the team's biggest problem. Only 17 outfield players were included in the matchday squad. With Nico Gonzalez and Zeki Celik added to the injury list, the absence of Kenan Yildiz, Francisco Conceicao, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Jeff Ekhator and Kamil Grabara is also being felt. Because of this, Pierre Kalulu will play in a more advanced position. In midfield, Teun Koopmeiners will partner Douglas Luiz. Weston McKennie is expected to take a free role behind the forwards.

Lecce are one of the uncertain sides of the season. This term, the team have won three matches, lost four and have not drawn a single game. In their last match they produced a major surprise by beating Udinese 3-0 away, but that win did not come without cost. Lassana Coulibaly has suffered a muscle injury. Santiago Pierotti, Ivan Ilic and Medon Berisha will also be unavailable. As a result, Mohamed Kaba will take up a role in midfield.

The match will kick off at 18:00 at the Stadio Via del Mare. For Juventus, the fixture is an important chance both to stop dropping points and to test the understanding of their new forward pairing.