Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting XI for his Serie A debut with Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado and Douglas Costa as Juventus visit Chievo.
The Serie A opener kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from Verona, along with tonight’s Lazio–Napoli, on the LIVEBLOG.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting XI for his Serie A debut with Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado and Douglas Costa as Juventus visit Chievo.
The Serie A opener kicks off at the Stadio Bentegodi at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from Verona, along with tonight’s Lazio-Napoli, on the LIVEBLOG.
All eyes are on the debut of CR7, including an anti-terror police unit who have been sent to the stadium as a precaution against any possible threats.
Max Allegri cannot disguise their ambition this year is the Treble and has a star-studded line-up to achieve it.
He uses a 4-2-3-1 formation with Cuadrado getting the nod ahead of Federico Bernardeschi on the right side of that supporting trident.
Cuadrado, Dybala and Douglas Costa fan out behind centre-forward Cristiano Ronaldo, with Sami Khedira and Miralem Pjanic in midfield.
The defence is revamped with €40m purchase Joao Cancelo and returning Leonardo Bonucci.
Chievo promoted former defender Lorenzo D’Anna to the role of caretaker manager towards the end of last season after sacking Rolando Maran and he now has the main job.
Bostjan Cesar is out of action due to injury, but ex-Juventus winger Emanuele Giaccherini supplies Mariusz Stepinski. Valter Birsa is on the bench.
Chievo: Sorrentino; Tomovic, Rossettini, Bani, Cacciatore; N Rigoni, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Depaoli, Stepinski, Giaccherini
Chievo bench: Semper, Seculin, Tanasijevic, Barba, Jaroszynski, Obi, Kiyine, Birsa, Leris, Meggiorini, Djorjevic, Pellissier
Juventus: Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Pjanic, Khedira; Cuadrado, Dybala, Douglas Costa; Cristiano Ronaldo
Juventus bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Benatia, Matuidi, Barzagli, Mandzukic, Emre Can, Rugani, Bentancur, Bernardeschi