Juventus will face OGC Nice on Friday, July 31, 2026, in a behind-closed-doors pre-season friendly at the Juventus Training Center in Turin. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. CEST, giving both clubs one last controlled run-out before their domestic seasons begin.
The match is drawing attention because Fabio Miretti is pushing for another start after scoring the winner in Juventus' previous pre-season friendly, while Randal Kolo Muani has joined the squad and Kenan Yıldız is expected to rest. For Juventus, the trip into a closed setting does not mean the game disappears from view: it will still be carried on official platforms in several regions, which is why searches for Juventus vs Nice are spiking now.
Juventus arrive unbeaten in pre-season after a 1-0 win over Standard Liège and a 0-0 draw with FC Basel. They have scored once and not conceded a goal. Nice have matched that clean-sheet form and have done it with more attacking punch, beating Marseille 3-0 and Nîmes 4-0 to make it two wins from two, seven goals scored and none conceded.
The one-off nature of the fixture adds a little extra edge. Juventus and OGC Nice have met only once before in senior football, in the Rio Cup on July 3, 1951, so this is not a rivalry built on history. It is more useful than that: a final check on shape, sharpness and selection before the season starts to matter for real.
That is also where the contradiction sits. The game is being played behind closed doors, yet it will still be distributed widely through official streams, including DAZN in Italy and certain European countries, the OGC Nice YouTube channel and OGC Nice TV for supporters in France and French-speaking African countries, the Juventus Official App for fans in the United States, Canada and Latin America with a premium subscription, the official Juventus website across Asia and Australia, and selected EA SPORTS digital platforms globally. Sofiane Diop is expected to lead the Nice attack, with Laurent Abergel offering experience in midfield, but the closed setting means lineups remain the only thing the public will not see until the whistle goes.
For Juventus, the next confirmed moment is simple: kickoff at 6:00 p.m. CEST on Friday in Turin. After that, the useful answers will not come from the broadcast guide but from who starts, who sits, and whether Miretti gets another chance to turn a pre-season audition into something more lasting.
