Overview
- Juventus beat Standard de Liège 1-0 on Saturday when Fabio Miretti rifled a 55th-minute free-kick into the net to secure the club’s first win of pre-season.
- Luciano Spalletti deployed a heavily rotated squad because several regular starters were still returning from the 2026 World Cup, which created opportunities for Next Gen and fringe players to earn minutes.
- Loïs Openda was left out of the starting lineup as his season-long loan to Lyon was effectively confirmed and Spalletti publicly wished the striker well.
- Spalletti said Juventus are actively seeking a more competitive No.1 and named Emiliano Martínez as the leading target, though talks remain a developing transfer story complicated by Villa’s valuation and Martinez’s post-World Cup break.
- With the Serie A campaign about a month away the club will use remaining friendlies to build match fitness, integrate returning players, and make final transfer decisions on goalkeeper reinforcements and other priorities.