Frosinone v Juventus: Lineups named for Serie A season opener
Frosinone and Juventus will meet at the Stadio Benito Stirpe in Frosinone on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in a Serie A 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture, and both clubs have announced their full starting lineups and substitutes.
Frosinone earned promotion to the top flight by finishing second in Serie B last season and will begin their Serie A campaign against 36-time Serie A champions Juventus. The Canaries added signings including Romano Schmid and Aleksa Terzic over the summer, while Juventus arrive after a sixth-place domestic finish and have recruited players such as Randal Kolo Muani, Kerim Alajbegovic and Zeki Celic. Khel Now provided the confirmed selections and match information. Sushruta, the article’s author, has spent over two years covering football, focusing on Indian and international competitions.
Frosinone’s confirmed starting XI is: Lorenzo Palmisani; Gabriele Calvani, Giorgio Cittadini, Ilario Monterisi, Gabriele Bracaglia; Giacomo Calo, Matteo Cichella, Romano Schmid; Seydou Fini, Antonio Raimondo, Giorgi Kvernadze. Their bench contains Matteo Pisseri (gk), Sebastiano Desplanches (gk) and outfield options Wisdom Amey, Ilias Koutsoupias, Anthony Oyono, Alessio Zerbin, Kevin Akpoguma, Florian Grillitsch, Anouar El Azzouzi, Luis Hasa and Aleksa Terzic. The inclusion of Romano Schmid in the starting XI and Aleksa Terzic among substitutes reflects the club’s summer recruitment detailed earlier.
Juventus’ starting XI is: Guglielmo Vicario; Pierre Kalulu, Bremer, Zeki Celik, Lloyd Kelly; Douglas Luiz, Manuel Locatelli; Francisco Conceicao, Weston McKennie, Kenan Yildiz; Randal Kolo Muani. Their bench lists Mattia Perin (gk), Carlo Pinsoglio (gk) and outfield options Teun Koopmeiners, Edon Zhegrova, Jeremie Boga, Arkadiusz Milik, Kerim Alajbegovic, Khephren Thuram, Andrea Cambiaso, Fabio Miretti, Daniele Rugani, Jhon Lucumi, Jonathan David, Nico Gonzalez and Juan Cabral. The confirmed selection shows Zeki Celik in the starting lineup while Kerim Alajbegovic is named among the substitutes and Randal Kolo Muani is included as a starter.
The fixture will be played at the Stadio Benito Stirpe in Frosinone, Italy. Khel Now advised readers to follow its coverage on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and to download the Khel Now Android or iOS apps, and to join its community on WhatsApp and Telegram for further updates.
The Matchday 1 fixture will kick off on Sunday, August 23, 2026; in India the match is scheduled to start at 10:00 PM IST.
