Coppa Italia: Juventus vs. Empoli – Probable line-ups and where to watch | OneFootball

Thiago Motta could start Dusan Vlahovic and Randal Kolo Muani together for the first time, but has a shortage at the back to contend with when Juventus host Empoli in the quarter-final of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday evening.

This is the last of the four quarter-finals for 2024-25. The winner will go on to face Bologna in the two-legged semi-final in April. Milan and Inter have also booked their spots in the semis, setting up a Derby della Madonnina by knocking out Roma and Lazio respectively.

Juventus have a reduced set of options heading into tonight’s quarter final. Nicolo Savona, Renato Veiga, Pierre Kalulu and Gleison Bremer are all ruled out, which leaves a back four of Timothy Weah, Federico Gatti, Lloyd Kelly and Andrea Cambiaso.

Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between Lecce and Juventus at Stadio Via del Mare on December 01, 2024 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Douglas Luiz will be out of action until after the March international break and Teun Koopmeiners is expected to be given a rest, which will likely mean a midfield pairing of Khephren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli.

There could be a first start together for Vlahovic and Kolo Muani. The latter is expected to start out wide on the right flank, with Weston McKennie and Nico Gonzalez in line to take up the other attacking roles.

Empoli are expected to make a fair few changes following their 5-0 hammering by Atalanta in Serie A over the weekend. Ardian Ismajli could come back in at centre-back, as could 20-year-old Luca Marianucci.

Liam Henderson, Youssef Maleh, Liberato Cacace and Christian Kouame are the outfielders most likely to keep their places in the Empoli line-up.

Kick-off this evening is due at 20.00 GMT.

epa11919581 Juventus�s Dusan Vlahovic celebrates after scoring the 0-1 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match Cagliari Calcio against Juventus FC, in Cagliari, Italy, 23 February 2025. EPA-EFE/FABIO MURRU

Juventus vs. Empoli: Probable line-ups

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Perin; Weah, Gatti, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Kolo Muani, McKennie, N.Gonzalez; Vlahovic.

Empoli (3-5-2): Vasquez; Marianucci, Ismajli, Tosto; Sambia, Kovalenko, Henderson, Maleh, Cacace; Kouamè, Colombo.

Where to watch Juventus vs. Empoli

Tonight’s game will be available to watch live in the UK on TV and online through Premier Sports (Channel 1). Supporters in the USA are able to tune in through Paramaount+. The game will be shown on Canale 5 in Italy.

Join us for all the pre-match build-up, in-game coverage and post-match reactions on the Football Italia Liveblog.