Official: Juventus squad list for Europa League opener vs. NEC as 10 players ruled out

Official: Juventus squad list for Europa League opener vs. NEC as 10 players ruled out Andrea Cambiaso hasn’t recovered from an injury yet, so he’s unavailable for Juventus-NEC, while Luciano Spalletti has called up NextGen talent Destiny Elimoghale. Juventus coach Spalletti released his squad list for Thursday’s Europa League match against NEC. FROSINONE, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Luciano Spalletti head coach of FC Juventus looks dejected during the Serie A match between Frosinone Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Benito Stirpe on August 23, 2026 in Frosinone, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images) The Serie A giants have ten players out of action for tonight’s fixture. Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli are injured and won’t return to action anytime soon. Jeremie Boga, Juan Cabal, Jeff Ekhator and Cambiaso are also unavailable due to fitness problems. UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 14: Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus reacts during the warm up ahead of the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Friuli on March 14, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images) Cambiaso is close to returning to action, but still not fit for this game. Edon Zhegrova and Arkadiusz Milik are not part of Juventus’ UEFA list, while Lloyd Kelly is serving a one-game ban. According to several sources in Italy, Spalletti will give Nick Woltemade his first start in a Juventus shirt tonight, but it’s still unclear whether the German will replace Randal Kolo Muani or play alongside the Frenchman. FROSINONE, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Weston Mckennie of FC Juventus in action during the Serie A match between Frosinone Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Benito Stirpe on August 23, 2026 in Frosinone, Italy.(Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images) Versatile attacker Elimoghale, 17, has been included in the first-team squad for tonight’s European match. Weston McKennie returns to action and will start against NEC tonight. Juventus squad list vs. NEC