Juventus start Kingsley Coman and Mario Mandzukic with Paul Pogba against Antonio Di Natale’s Udinese.

It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.

Max Allegri had the almost perfect campaign when taking over from Antonio Conte, winning the Scudetto and Coppa Italia while reaching the Champions League Final.

Juventus start Kingsley Coman and Mario Mandzukic with Paul Pogba against Antonio Di Natale’s Udinese.

It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.

Max Allegri had the almost perfect campaign when taking over from Antonio Conte, winning the Scudetto and Coppa Italia while reaching the Champions League Final.

He’s already got more silverware this term, beating Lazio 2-0 for the Italian Super Cup in Shanghai earlier this month, so can he start the Serie A campaign on a high too?

There are injury problems that ruled out Alvaro Morata, Sami Khedira, Claudio Marchisio and Kwadwo Asamoah.

Mandzukic picked up a knock in a midweek friendly against the youth team, but is passed fit to start alongside promising young talent Coman.

The Frenchman is preferred to new signing Paulo Dybala again, as he was in the Italian Super Cup.

Pogba is the proud new owner of the Number 10 jersey, rebuffing reported €100m offers from Chelsea and Barcelona to become an icon in Turin.

Giorgio Chiellini has shaken off his muscular problem to start, but Simone Padoin surprisingly gets the Pirlo role in front of the defence.

Udinese as always rely on their legend Di Natale, who is aiming to become the first man in history to score at least 10 goals in 10 different Serie A campaigns.

He is supported by Cyril Thereau and Ali Adnan, the first ever Iraqi player in Serie A, but Molla Wague is suspended and Guilherme injured.

Juventus: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner, Pereyra, Padoin, Pogba, Evra, Mandzukic, Coman

Juventus bench: Neto, Rubinho, Isla, Caceres, Rugani, Alex Sandro, Sturaro, Vitale, Dybala, Zaza, Llorente

Udinese: Karnezis; Heurtaux, Danilo, Piris; Edenilson, Badu, Iturra, Bruno Fernandes, Ali Adnan; Thereau, Di Natale

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