Juventus v Palermo: Lineups confirmed for Optus Stadium pre-season friendly
On August 11, 2026, Juventus and Palermo had their full lineups confirmed for a pre-season friendly at Optus Stadium ahead of the new season.
Juventus, described in the report as Serie A giants and led by Luciano Spalletti, return to action after a 1-2 pre-season loss to Inter Milan in their last outing; the piece notes that compared to earlier warm-up matches their defence failed to stop the Nerazzurri and that the Old Lady will look to improve in the final third and control the tempo from the start. Filippo Inzaghi’s Palermo, identified as an Italian second-tier side, recorded an easy opening pre-season win over Melbourne City and are expected to face several challenges against Juventus while aiming to learn and compete.
Juventus starting XI: Perin (GK); Cabal, Gatti, Celik; McKennie, Koopmeiners, Soares, Alajbegovic; Conceicao, Yildiz; Kolo Muani. Bench: Di Gregorio, Pinsoglio, Nava, Locatelli, Kelly, Zhegrova, Boga, Milik, Miretti, Rugani, Cambiaso, Arthur, David, Owusu, Gil Puche, Oboavwoduo, Licina, Durmisi.
Palermo starting XI: Joronen; Cassandro, Magnani, Ceccaroni, Augello; Hernani, Segre, Ranocchia; Gyasi, Pohjanpalo, Johnsen. Bench: Nespola, Fortin, Palumbo, Gomes, Strefezza, Vavassori, Bani, Le Douaron, Estevez, Pierozzi, Peda, Bozzolan, Balsamo, Squillacioti, Barba. Palermo posted the lineup on Twitter with the message: Our starting XI 🦅Contro la Juventus partiamo così 👊 Forza Palermo 🩷🖤 pic.twitter.com/ROjRX4MElg
For viewers in India the match will be available live via the Juventus app and website; the report also lists DAZN and Sky Go alongside the Juventus app and website as platforms that can be used to watch the clash live. For further updates the article directs readers to follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, download the Khel Now Android App or iOS App, or join its Telegram community.
The story was written by Dilpreet, described as a dedicated football writer and a proud Real Madrid fan who joined Khel Now in 2025.
