Juventus rely on the old guard in tonight’s Italian Super Cup clash, but Lazio are leaning towards a change of system with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
This is traditionally between the Serie A winners and Coppa Italia holders, but as Juve won both those titles last season, they are taking on the beaten Coppa finalists.
Juventus rely on the old guard in tonight’s Italian Super Cup clash, but Lazio are leaning towards a change of system with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
This is traditionally between the Serie A winners and Coppa Italia holders, but as Juve won both those titles last season, they are taking on the beaten Coppa finalists.
Max Allegri said he had “three or four doubts” for his line-up, but confirmed Gigi Buffon, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic and Gonzalo Higuain would start.
While Douglas Costa had been tipped for the starting spot on the right, Juan Cuadrado now appears to be the favourite in a line-up that includes no summer signings.
Sami Khedira and Claudio Marchisio are fighting for the chance to partner Miralem Pjanic in midfield, but there’s no room in the starting XI for Federico Bernardeschi or Mattia De Sciglio.
Lazio must wait for a Felipe Anderson fitness test, but it seems frankly unlikely the Brazilian will be ready to feature.
Keita Balde Diao has been left out of the squad entirely and reacted furiously on social media.
Simone Inzaghi has a shortage of attacking options, so could revamp to a 3-4-1-2 with Milinkovic-Savic in a free role roaming around lone centre-forward Ciro Immobile.
Luis Alberto can pull the strings in a trequartista role with new buy Lucas Leiva in the middle of the park.
Probable line-ups
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Pjanic, Khedira; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic, Higuain
Juventus bench: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, De Sciglio, Benatia, Rugani, Asamoah, Marchisio, Sturaro, Bentancur, Bernardeschi, Douglas Costa, Kean
Lazio: Strakosha; Wallace, De Vrij, Radu; Basta, Parolo, Lucas Leiva, Lulic; Luis Alberto; Milinkovic-Savic, Immobile
Lazio bench: Vargic, Guerrieri, Hoedt, Luiz Felipe, Lukaku, Marusic, Patric, Di Gennaro, Murgia, Crecco, Keita, Lombardi, Caicedo
Ref: Massa