Juventus vs Milan: predicted lineups, where to watch and our prediction
Sunday at 20:45 at the Allianz Stadium, six points against six, with Thuram after knee surgery and Leao out. Predicted lineups, where the game is shown, and our read on it, players included.
Juventus vs Milan is played on Sunday 6 September at 20:45 at the Allianz Stadium, closing the Sunday of Serie A matchday 3. The two arrive level: Juventus fourth and Milan third, six points each, both with two wins from two.
The difference is in the numbers: Juventus have scored three without conceding, Milan four while conceding one.
Where to watch
The game is shown exclusively on DAZN from 20:45. As with Inter vs Napoli, it is not among the three matches Sky carry in co-exclusivity this round.
Who is missing, and there are plenty
Juventus arrive with half a midfield in the treatment room. Khephren Thuram has had surgery on his right knee in Lyon for patellar chondropathy and will be out for at least four months, with a return expected in 2027. McKennie, Yildiz and Gatti are out too.
On the other side Milan are without Rafael Leao through a muscle problem, which is the absence that weighs most on their attack.
The predicted lineups
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
Vicario in goal; Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumí and Çelik at the back; Douglas Luiz and Locatelli in the middle; Conceição, Nicolás González and Boga behind Kolo Muani.
Milan (3-4-2-1)
Maignan in goal; Gila, De Winter and Pavlović behind; Chukwueze, Modrić, Musah and Bartesaghi across midfield; Rabiot and Cissè behind Gonçalo Ramos.
Predicted lineups can change until an hour before kick-off, when the official teamsheets are released.
Our prediction
We say fewer than 4.5 goals, and the read comes from three things together: the midfield absences on both sides, a Juventus side that has yet to concede in two games, and the weight of a fixture neither wants to lose. These are the evenings that get played tight.
We have published three individual calls, and all three start in the predicted lineups: Locatelli over 1.5 fouls committed, which in a game like this is almost a job description; Conceição over 1.5 shots; and Gonçalo Ramos at least one shot on target, since without Leao he becomes Milan's reference point up front.
On Monday we count it
The moment the round closes we publish the tally with nothing removed. In matchday 2 it was twenty-six correct out of thirty, and the full record is in the results history.
The picture of the whole round is in our matchday 3 preview. Our analysis stays updated until kick-off on the Serie A page, and the individual calls are in the Player Predictions section.
