Lega Serie A has confirmed dates and kick-off times for matchdays 12 through 19 of the championship — taking the fixture list through to the conclusion of the first half of the season. Alongside those confirmations, a revised programme for matchday 12 was required following the rescheduling of Milan-Frosinone: the Milan Marathon on 22 December prompted a move of the Rossoneri’s fixture from 15:00 to 18:00, which in turn caused all other games on that day to shift time slots — including Juventus-Venezia, now confirmed for Sunday 22 December at 12:30.
The Two Derbies That Define January
The most anticipated dates in the newly confirmed programme are the two that bring Spalletti face-to-face with his most significant opponents in quick succession. Juventus host Torino in the Derby della Mole on Wednesday 6 January at 12:30 — one of the season’s most emotionally charged fixtures, given that the derby is always the match around which the city’s football identity is most intensely concentrated.
Four days later, on Sunday 10 January at 20:45, comes the fixture that sits above all others in the competitive hierarchy: Inter-Juventus at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The Derby d’Italia, the championship’s definitive benchmark match, falls at precisely the moment when the season’s first-half conclusions will have been drawn — a time when Spalletti’s squad must be at its most complete, most recovered, and most ready to demonstrate the progress the project has made since the season’s difficult opening weeks.
The Full Confirmed Programme — Matchday 12 to 19
Matchday 12: Sunday 22 December, 12:30 — Juventus vs Venezia (DAZN)
Matchday 13: Sunday 29 November, 20:45 — Como vs Juventus (DAZN)
Matchday 14: Sunday 6 December, 18:00 — Juventus vs Udinese (DAZN/Sky)
Matchday 15: Monday 14 December, 20:45 — Juventus vs Monza (DAZN/Sky)
Matchday 16: Saturday 19 December, 20:45 — Roma vs Juventus (DAZN/Sky)
Matchday 17: Sunday 3 January, 20:45 — Bologna vs Juventus (DAZN)
Matchday 18: Wednesday 6 January, 12:30 — Juventus vs Torino (DAZN)
Matchday 19: Sunday 10 January, 20:45 — Inter vs Juventus (DAZN)
The Wider Picture — Coppa Italia and Europa League Add Further Complexity
The paywalled sections of the article contain the Coppa Italia calendar — confirming Juventus-Sassuolo in the round of 16 — and the full combined fixture list across all three competitions through to the end of the first half of the season. The additional chapter headings reveal the characteristic density of a European season: the combination of Serie A, Europa League, and Coppa Italia across November, December, and early January represents one of the most demanding fixture sequences the squad will face. Spalletti’s management of the 22-player rotation he has consistently referenced will be tested most stringently in precisely this period — and the international break that has just arrived cannot come soon enough to prepare for what follows on the other side.
