Serie A official Week 21 line-ups: Cagliari vs. Juventus

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·17 January 2026

Serie A official Week 21 line-ups: Cagliari vs. Juventus

Juventus put themselves in the Scudetto race with a surge of form and have Kenan Yildiz available despite flu with Jonathan David against Semih Kilicsoy’s Cagliari.

It kicks off at the Unipol Domus stadium at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).

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SASSUOLO, ITALY – JANUARY 06: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Juventus FC at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on January 06, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

The Bianconeri have won five of their last six Serie A games, interrupted only by a 1-1 home draw with Lecce, and are fresh off a 5-0 demolition of Cremonese.

There had been some doubts over Kenan Yildiz this week, but he shrugged off flu symptoms and is ready to start with David and Fabio Miretti, plus Weston McKennie in that more advanced role.

Francisco Conceicao and Federico Gatti return to the squad, but are not 100 per cent fit, with Dusan Vlahovic, Daniele Rugani and Arek Milik still out of action.

Manuel Locatelli is on a yellow card, so some thought he’d be rested ahead of next week’s showdown with Napoli, but instead it is Khephren Thuram who drops to the bench for Teun Koopmeiners.

SASSUOLO, ITALY – JANUARY 06: Jonathan David of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Juventus FC at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on January 06, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Cagliari have scraped one point from the last three games, a comeback 2-2 draw away to Cremonese, and are fresh off Monday’s 3-0 defeat to Genoa.

Coach Fabio Pisacane reshuffles his tactics again, returning to three at the back, especially as veteran Yerry Mina is back from injury.

Michael Folorunsho, Alessandro Deiola, Andrea Belotti and Mattia Felici are out of action.

It is an all-Turkish talent battle tonight, as facing off against Kenan Yildiz is Semih Kilicsoy, who scored two goals in his last five games.

He is partnered by Sebastiano Esposito and Gianluca Gaetano, with Atalanta-owned Marco Palestra attacking wide right.

TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Semih Kilicsoy of Cagliari Calcio is challenged by Gvidas Gineitis of Torino FC during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Cagliari Calcio at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on December 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)