Serie A official line-ups: Juventus vs. Bologna

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Serie A official line-ups: Juventus vs. Bologna

Juventus can break away in fourth place, but Jeremie Boga and Jonathan David start upfront against Santiago Castro’s Bologna eager to put the Europa League behind them.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

There will be a minute’s silence before kick-off and Juve wear black armbands to remember goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who died this week in a car accident at age 48.

He wore their jersey from 2008 to 2012, winning the Scudetto, but was also on the Bologna books from 2003 to 2005, even if he only made four appearances.

The Bianconeri are on sparkling form and after winning four of their last five are hoping to lock down fourth place, especially after Como and Roma dropped points behind them.

However, Kenan Yildiz has been struggling for a while with a fitness issue and is therefore allowed some respite on the bench, so Boga and Francisco Conceicao support centre-forward David.

Weston McKennie returns from suspension to bolster the midfield, and Emil Holm faces the club he left in January as part of an exchange of loans with Joao Mario.

Arek Milik is back on the treatment table with Dusan Vlahovic, Juan Cabal, Mattia Perin and Vasilije Adzic, so Michele Di Gregorio is again in goal.

PARMA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 01: Weston McKennie of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and Juventus FC at Stadio Ennio Tardini on February 01, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Bologna need to put the bitter disappointment of the Europa League quarter-final behind them, having been hammered 4-0 by Aston Villa on Thursday evening.

Injuries remain an issue, with Lukasz Skorupski, Thijs Dallinga, Nicolò Casale and Benjamin Dominguez struggling.

Lewis Ferguson missed last week’s win over Lecce through suspension and returns here, but surprisingly not in the starting XI.

BOLOGNA, ITALY – MARCH 22: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna misses a penalty during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and SS Lazio at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on March 22, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Santiago Castro is being worn into the ground in the absence of other options, and starts again here flanked by Riccardo Orsolini and Niccolo Cambiaghi, rotating the wide men.

Jhon Lucumi is also one to watch, as he has been linked with a potential Bianconeri offer over the summer.

ROME, ITALY – MARCH 19: Santiago Castro of Bologna celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between AS Roma and Bologna FC 1909 at Stadio Olimpico on March 19, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)