Official: Tudor confirms Juventus squad for Lecce – One dropout | OneFootball

Igor Tudor has confirmed his squad of Juventus players to take on Lecce in Serie A on Saturday evening, and has made just one change to his selection following the 1-1 draw away against Roma last weekend.

Tudor will have a squad of 21 players to pick from against Lecce, one fewer than he did against Roma last time out in Serie A.

Juve’s only change to the squad is the absence of Samuel Mbangula, who missed training with an injury complaint earlier in the week, and was considered a doubt in the lead-up to the Lecce match on Saturday.

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 11: Samuel Mbangula of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off first leg match between Juventus and PSV at Allianz Stadium on February 11, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Tudor has not called any other players in to replace Mbangula, and will instead go with the 21 senior players that he currently has available.

Reports earlier in the week suggested that the Bianconeri could go with an attacking-heavy line-up with both Dusan Vlahovic and Randal Kolo-Muani in attack, with support from Kenan Yildiz and possibly Nico Gonzalez from an attacking wing-back position.

There are still several injuries in the Old Lady camp, though, as Mattia Perin remains out of the squad, as does Federico Gatti with his fractured fibula.

Mbangula adds to a list of longer-term Juventus injuries, including Bremer, Juan Cabal and Arkadiusz Milik.

Official: Juventus squad for Lecce

LECCE, ITALY – DECEMBER 01: Kialonda Gaspar of Lecce competes for the ball with Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus during the Serie A match between Lecce and Juventus at Stadio Via del Mare on December 01, 2024 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Goalkeepers: Di Gregorio, Pinsoglio, Daffara.

Defenders: Kalulu, Veiga, Kelly, Cambiaso, Savona, A.Costa, Rouhi.

Midfielders: Locatelli, Thuram, Douglas Luiz, McKennie, Koopmeiners.

Forwards: Vlahovic, Kolo Muani, Yildiz, N.Gonzalez, Conceicao, Weah.