Juventus, AZ Alkmaar, Teun Koopmeiners, Randal Kolo Muani and Luciano Spalletti
5 November 2026
Juventus defeated AZ Alkmaar 2-1 away from home in the Europa League, moving to fifth place in the league-phase standings with ten points. The Italian side survived a late comeback attempt from their Dutch opponents.
Koopmeiners opened the scoring in the 19th minute after receiving a pass from Kolo Muani, who doubled Juventus’ advantage in the 37th minute. AZ responded through Mees Meerdink in the 88th minute and thought they had equalised shortly afterwards, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Juventus held on to secure three points.
Why It Matters
Juventus strengthen their position for direct qualification to the Europa League knockout rounds.