Juventus debut in the 2026-2027 Europa League group stage against NEC Nijmegen at the Allianz Stadium today, 17 September 2026, at 21:00. The challenge comes at a delicate moment for Luciano Spalletti's team, which must put behind them the 3-2 defeat suffered on Sunday against Sassuolo: the European debut immediately offers the opportunity to turn the page and start the new journey with a victory.
The opposition will be NEC Nijmegen, who are coming off a heavy defeat: the Dutch were defeated 3-0 by Cambuur and ended a streak of 29 consecutive Eredivisie matches with at least one goal scored. A day to forget also in terms of physicality, as goalkeeper Gonzalo Crettaz and Emre Mor were forced to leave the field due to injuries.
Juventus will be looking to use their European debut to bounce back from their defeat in Reggio Emilia and secure their first three points in the Europa League. The referee for the match in Turin will be Ukrainian Oleksii Derevinskyi.
Possible Juve-NEC formations
The match at the Allianz Stadium in Turin will kick off at 21:00. Spalletti and Schreuder's lineups, updated in real time.
JUVENTUS
(4-2-3-1): Vicario; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Çelik; Douglas Luiz, Koopmeiners; Conceição, Nico Gonzalez, Alajbegovic; Woltemade. Coach: Spalletti.
NEC
NIJMEGEN (3-4-2-1): Polster; Storm, Sandler, Kabar; Tahaui, Nejašmić, Geiger, Bischoff; Chery, Lebreton; Sierhuis. Coach: Schreuder.
Precedents between the two teams in the Europa League
Juventus are preparing to face NEC Nijmegen for the first time in a UEFA competition. The match at the Allianz Stadium will in fact be the absolute debut in official encounters between the two teams. For the Bianconeri, it is about returning to a competition that brings to mind important pages of their European history. Juventus has won the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of today's Europa League, three times: in the 1976/77, 1989/90 and 1992/93 seasons.
NEC comes to Turin strong from their third-place finish in the Eredivisie last season, but looking for more consistency after a difficult start to the season. After facing the Dutch, Juventus will be back in action in the Europa League on October 15, when they visit Celta Vigo.
Other Europa League matches scheduled today
Levski Sofia-Salzburg (18:45)
OFI Crete-Hoffenheim (18:45)
Lillestrom-Torreense (21:00)
Besiktas-Marseille (21:00)
Crystal Palace-Lech Poznan (21:00)
Celtic-Ferencvaros (21:00)
Viktoria Plzen-Union SG (21:00)
Real Sociedad-Bournemouth (21:00)
Juventus-NEC (9:00 PM)
