Juventus’ friendly with Cremonese offers Luciano Spalletti a quieter but useful point in the season: a chance to bring senior players and academy prospects together, assess a returning wide player, and watch a loanee whose early work in Serie B has begun to attract attention.
Spalletti takes a mixed Juventus squad
Spalletti has travelled with eight first-team players alongside a larger group of young Juventus talents for the meeting with Cremonese. The expected Juventus shape is a 4-2-3-1, with the side set to combine experienced names with players seeking a stronger place in the club’s plans.
- Goalkeeper: Pinsoglio
- Defence: Gatti, Bremer, Rugani and Kelly
- Midfield: McKennie and Makiobo
- Attacking midfield: Cambiaso, Amaradio and Grelaud
- Forward: Kolo Muani
Neto is not part of the group for the friendly.
A return for the Juventus winger
The match also marks the return to availability of a Juventus wide player following the ankle sprain suffered against Parma. The injury kept him out for several weeks, interrupting a period in which he had begun the campaign below new arrival Celik in the pecking order.
With Celik having moved ahead of him, the friendly represents an opportunity to provide an answer on the pitch and work his way back towards a regular role.
Licina’s loan spell adds another storyline
Cremonese will bring a familiar Juventus interest into view through Licina, the German prospect currently on loan with the grigiorossi. His start in Serie B has been productive, with two goals and one assist from four appearances.
- Licina is on loan at Cremonese from Juventus.
- He has recorded two goals and an assist in his first four matches of the season.
- His performances have strengthened his prospects of returning next year to compete for a permanent place in Juventus’ first-team group.
For Juventus, the afternoon is therefore not simply an exhibition fixture. It is a checkpoint for players returning from injury, young members of the travelling squad and a loan player making his case from the opposite side.
How to follow the match
The Juventus-Cremonese friendly will be shown free live on Juventus’ website and app. Replays are scheduled on Juventus Play, available through Rakuten TV and LG TV on channel 704, at 16:00 and 20:00 today.
