Fiorentina and Juventus had their official lineups set before Sunday night’s Serie A late match, with kickoff scheduled for 20:45 and Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus team sheet carrying the night’s biggest surprise. Fiorentina were listed in a 4-2-3-1, while Juventus went with a 4-3-3.
The timing is why the search interest is there now: this was the closing match of the Serie A round, and the two teams arrived with fresh results behind them. Juventus came in after beating AZ in Europa League, while Fiorentina were trying to build on last week’s win over Sassuolo.
Paolo Vanoli named De Gea, Jimenez, Dragusin, Viery, Joao Mario, Ndour, Oulai, Mastantuono, Gonçalves, Njie and Pellegrino for Fiorentina. Spalletti answered with Vicario, Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumí, Cabal, McKennie, Douglas Luiz, Koopmeiners, Kolo Muani, Woltemade and Boga for Juventus, a lineup that put Woltemade in from the start and left Neto, Pinsoglio, Çelik, Gatti, Kelly, Zhegrova, Alajbegović, Ekhator, Rugani and Sarr on the bench.
That choice is the wrinkle. Juventus had just come off a win over AZ, a result that could have invited continuity, but Spalletti instead changed the shape around the personnel he chose for a match that mattered immediately in the league. The message from the lineup was plain: the Europa League result was useful, but it did not lock the next step in place.
What follows is simple enough. The teams are set, the coaches have shown their hand, and the only answer left is whether Spalletti’s selection holds up once Fiorentina and Juventus finally play at 20:45.
