Juventus injuries leave Spalletti weighing UEFA squad changes
Football Italia reports that Juventus' injury problems could force Luciano Spalletti to consider a UEFA squad adjustment, with only a narrow route available under the rules.
Football Italia reports that Luciano Spalletti is looking at whether Juventus can alter their UEFA squad list because of injuries in the early weeks of the 2026-27 season. The club were without nine senior players for their fourth Serie A match, a 3-2 defeat away to Sassuolo.
The report says Andrea Cambiaso and Weston McKennie have recently returned to full training, while Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram and Kenan Yildiz are expected to miss several more months. On the rules cited by Football Italia, Juventus can only temporarily replace a player who has been injured or ill for at least 60 days, and only if the replacement was already registered before the September 2 squad deadline.
That leaves Locatelli as the only realistic candidate for a UEFA-list change, because Thuram was not in the squad and Yildiz is on List B. Any replacement would also need to satisfy the homegrown quota, which the report says would narrow the options further.
What remains unconfirmed
Whether Juventus will actually submit a UEFA squad change.
Which player, if any, would be added to replace Locatelli.
How long Boga's injury absence will ultimately last.
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Juventus injuries: Which changes could Spalletti make to his UEFA squad list? - Football Italia
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Football Italia published the report on 16 September 2026. It is a single-publisher article discussing squad rules and injury timing rather than an official Juventus announcement.
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Latest update: Football Italia says Juventus are considering whether injuries allow a UEFA squad change.
