OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Juventus heading to Australia for their 2026 preseason tour

TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 06: Weston McKennie and Francisco Conceicao of Juventus celebrates at the end of the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images Everybody expects Luciano Spalletti to be Juventus’ manager beyond the completion of the 2025-26 season even without his contract extension officially signed just yet. And if that is the case, then we are about to see what a man very much known for his fashion will do halfway across the world when the weather is a lot nicer than it currently is in Italy.

Although, it will still technically be winter where Juve are headed for their preseason tour. That is because Juventus announced on Wednesday that they are headed to Australia. That’s right, Spalletti and the boys are going Down Under for a pair of friendlies against arch-rival Inter Milan and old friends Palermo, who we haven’t seen in quite some time since they got relegated a decade ago.

Both games will be played at the Optus Stadium in Perth, with Juve to play Inter on Saturday, Aug. 8, and then line up against Palermo three days later on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

This is all part of a larger Calcio Italiano festival in which some of Italy’s biggest names will be in Australia to play preseason friendlies. Inter will also face AC Milan during their time in Australia. It could very well end up with Juventus facing two Serie A opponents ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season.