Matthijs de Ligt and Gonzalo Higuain start for Juventus against Inter, who give Ivan Perisic another chance up top in Nanjing.

De Ligt is given his first start for Juve since arriving from Ajax in an 85.5m deal, while Higuain is rewarded for his goal and general good performance against Tottenham Hotspur.

Maurizio Sarri also hands a place in the XI to new signing Adrien Rabiot, who partners Miralem Pjanic and Blaise Matuidi in midfield.

Matthijs de Ligt and Gonzalo Higuain start for Juventus against Inter, who give Ivan Perisic another chance up top in Nanjing.

De Ligt is given his first start for Juve since arriving from Ajax in an 85.5m deal, while Higuain is rewarded for his goal and general good performance against Tottenham Hotspur.

Maurizio Sarri also hands a place in the XI to new signing Adrien Rabiot, who partners Miralem Pjanic and Blaise Matuidi in midfield.

Inter, meanwhile, remain without any recognised senior strikers so Perisic keeps his place, despite Antonio Conte’s public criticism.

Elsewhere, Antonio Candreva and Dalbert are the wingbacks in Conte’s 3-5-2 formation, while teenager Sebastiano Esposito gets the nod alongside the Croat.

Juve lost 3-2 to Tottenham in their International Champions Cup opener, while the Nerazzurri were beaten 1-0 by Manchester United.

This marks the first Derby d'Italia of the 2019-20 campaign and has been billed as the battle of the two Coaches.

Juventus: Szczesny; Cancelo, De Ligt, Bonucci, De Sciglio; Rabiot, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernardeschi, Higuain, Ronaldo

Inter: Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, De Vrij, Skriniar; Candreva, Gagliardini, Brozovic, Sensi, Dalbert; Perisic, Esposito

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