Juventus are hoping to move closer to securing their spot in next season’s Champions League when they host Fiorentina, now safe from relegation, in the penultimate round of Serie A fixtures kicking off on Sunday.
Juventus vs. Fiorentina is one of five matches being played at 11.00 BST on Sunday. The scheduling of these matches was a surprisingly complicated ordeal: All matches involving Napoli, Juventus, Milan, Roma and Como have to be played at the same time to ensure competitive fairness given that this weekend’s round of fixtures could be decisive in the race for the Champions League, and to complicate proceedings, there was a major scheduling clash involving the Derby della Capitale between Roma and Lazio and the men’s final of the Italian Open, both being played on the same site on the same day.
Eventually, the decision was taken for all of these matches to be played at 11.00 BST on Sunday (12.00 local time).
Juventus find themselves in third place ahead of kick-off on Sunday. They have amassed 68 points after 36 matches, but are still just one point above Roma in fifth place with two matches of the season left to play.
Luciano Spalletti’s side are unbeaten across their last 10 Serie A matches, winning six and drawing four of those, and there is a chance that they could confirm their spot in the top four by the end of Sunday’s matches. In order for that to happen, Juve need to win, for Roma to lose against Lazio and for Como to lose or draw against Parma.
LECCE, ITALY – MAY 09: Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus FC during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Juventus FC at Stadio Via del Mare on May 09, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
There is much less pressure on Fiorentina, who had a dismal first half of the 2025-26 season, but have recently confirmed safety in the top flight for another season. They are in 15th place on 38 points ahead of kick-off.
According to pre-match reports from Sky Sport Italia, Spalletti is considering swapping formations and deploying a back three on Sunday, moving Weston McKennie from the midfield over to right wing-back. His personnel is expected to remain the same as it was against Lecce last weekend, though.
Fiorentina are without Moise Kean in attack, but Roberto Piccoli is expected to return to the starting line-up on this occasion. Paolo Vanoli is otherwise also expected to stick with a settled line-up.
Juventus vs. Fiorentina: Probable line-ups
LECCE, ITALY – MAY 09: Head coach of Juventus FC Luciano Spalletti smiles during the Serie A match between US Lecce and Juventus FC at Stadio Via del Mare on May 09, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
Juventus (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; McKennie, Locatelli, Koopmeiners, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; Vlahovic.
Fiorentina (4-3-3): De Gea; Dodo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Ndour, Fagioli, Mandragora; Parisi, Piccoli, Solomon.
Where to watch Juventus vs. Fiorentina
FLORENCE, ITALY – MAY 10: Head coach Paolo Vanoli manager of ACF Fiorentina looks on during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Genoa CFC at Artemio Franchi on May 10, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Sunday’s match will be available to watch live in the UK exclusively on DAZN. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in via Paramount+.
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