Having lost their grip on the Serie A title for the first time in a decade last season, Juventus travel to Udinese wanting to hit the ground running as they seek to reclaim what they believe to be their rightful place at the top of Italian football.
Recent history suggests that Massimiliano Allegri’s side will do just that and open the 2021/22 campaign by taking maximum points from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, but their hosts have been the only side to stop them from winning on a Serie A opening day in any of the last 10 seasons.
On top of that, Udinese’s home record against La Vecchia Signora is dreadful, winning just one of their last 11 in Udine against the Turin side.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala are expected to start in attack with Allegri having returned, though this time the coach has the extra class of Federico Chiesa to call upon to accompany the deadly duo, likely complicating Marco Silvestri‘s life as he makes his first Serie A appearance for Udinese after joining from Hellas Verona this summer.
Udinese: Silvestri; Becao, Nuytinck, Samir; Molina, Pereyra, Walace, Makengo, Udogie; Pussetto, Deulofeu.
Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Ramsey, Bernardeschi; Chiesa, Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the UK, BT Sport have the rights to Serie A and will show around 200 games over the course of the season, with this game being shown on BT Sport 1 or on the BT Sport App. Paramount+ hold the rights in the USA, and CBS Sports Network will also be showing it.
If you’re living in the USA, you can view the Udinese v Juventus fixture on Paramount+, with the station having signed a deal which gives them a significant portion of Serie A broadcasts for the 2021/22 season.
If you’re living in the UK, you can view the Udinese v Juventus fixture on BT Sport 1, with the subscription service having retained the rights to broadcast Serie A in 2021/22.