Juventus midfielder Teun Koopmeiners will face off against his brother, Peer, in the Bianconeri's away Europa League match against AZ Alkmaar.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET [20:00 GMT] at the AFAS Stadion in Alkmaar, right after Milan- Ferencváros.
GENOA, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Luciano Spalletti, head coach of Juventus, looks on prior to kick-off in the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and Juventus FC at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on October 28, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)
Juventus come to this match without 11 first-team players , including Weston McKennie, Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli.
Coach Luciano Spalletti has only 15 outfield players available, so he has limited options to rotate his squad, except in defence, where Lloyd Kelly and Federico Gatti will join Gleison Bremer.
TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Mahdi Camara of Stade Rennais FC is challenged by Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus during the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD3 match between Juventus and Stade Rennais FC at Juventus Stadium on October 22, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
According to Sky Sport and Gazzetta, Pierre Kalulu will start at right wing-back, while Koopmeiners will join Pape Matar Sarr in central midfield.
Koopmeiners will cross paths with his younger brother Peer, who is also a central midfielder and is expected to start for AZ.
Randal Kolo Muani and Nick Woltemade are likely to start up front, with Jeremie Boga completing a three-man attack, allowing Kerim Alajbegovic to rest.
TURIN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Kerim Alajbegovic of Juventus celebrates scoring his team's first goal with team mates during the Serie A match between Juventus and SSC Napoli at Allianz Stadium on November 01, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 4 and HBO Max in the UK and Ireland and on Paramount+, DAZN USA and ViX in the USA. Football Italia will provide live updates via a live blog.
AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1):De Busser; Dijkstra, Goes, Schouten, de Wit; P. Koopmeiners, Kwakman; Oufkir, Byskov, Daal; Meerdink.
Juventus (3-4-1-2): Vicario; Gatti, Bremer, Kelly; Kalulu, Sarr, Koopmeiners, Cambiaso; Boga; Woltemade, Kolo Muani.
