MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JULY 01: Douglas Luiz #26 of Juventus FC arrives at the stadium prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 match between Real Madrid CF and Juventus FC at Hard Rock Stadium on July 01, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Bianconeri were still missing quite a few players due to injuries and their efforts in the 2026 World Cup campaign.
New buy Zeki Celik was thrown straight into the starting XI as a right-back, with Pierre Kalulu on the left.
Fabio Miretti nodded wide from a very promising position, but Douglas Luiz broke the deadlock when he robbed a defender in the final third, cut inside and smashed a ferocious strike into the roof of the net from just inside the box.
Joao Mario came on at half-time and wasted a golden opportunity when firing wide, while an impressive Clauss volley flashed inches wide of the upright for Nice.
The 2-0 victory was sealed when Vasilije Adzic sent Oboavwodu down the left, and he bent a sensational finish into the far corner off the inside of the right boot.
Juventus 2-0 Nice
Douglas Luiz 11 (J), Oboavwoduo 89 (J)
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Celik (Cabal 62), Gatti, Kelly (Gil 83), Kalulu; Douglas Luiz (Koopmeiners 46), Locatelli (Arthur 62); Zhegrova (Joao Mario 46), Miretti (Adzic 62), Cambiaso (Oboavwoduo 71); Milik (Durmisi, Licina 83)