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Two of Italian football’s biggest clubs will renew one of the game’s fiercest rivalries when Juventus and AC Milan meet in Perth as part of their 2026 pre-season tours. The clash at Optus Stadium comes after both sides used the opening weeks of pre-season to build fitness ahead of the new Serie A campaign, giving Australian fans another rare chance to watch European giants in action. Inter Milan enter the match on the back of a 1-1 draw with local rivals AC Milan at Optus Stadium in front of over 53,000 fans on Wednesday night. While Juve play the first of two matches down under following their 1-0 win over Chelsea in Hong Kong. Here’s everything you need to know. Match Details Date: Saturday, 8 August Time: 7pm AWST / 9pm AEST Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth Broadcast: 7 Mate, 7 Plus What time does Juventus v Inter Milan kick off? Perth: 7pm AWST Sydney/Melbourne: 9pm AEST Adelaide: 8:30pm ACST Auckland: 11pm NZST Italy: 1pm CEST London: 12pm BST New York: 7am EDT Los Angeles: 4am PDT How to watch Juventus v Inter Milan in Australia Channel 7 have the rights to these pre-season friendlies, with the match to be shown live on 7 Mate and streamed on 7 Plus. The match will also be available internationally through various broadcasters, with Italian viewers able to watch via DAZN, Sky and OneFootball pay-per-view services. Can I buy tickets? Ticket prices begin at $49. Team News Juventus squad Michele Di Gregorio, Mattia Perin, Carlo Pinsoglio, Sebastiano Nava, Zeki Celik, Bremer, Federico Gatti, Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu, Daniele Rugani, Andrea Cambiaso, Juan Cabal, Javier Gil Puche, Michele Di Gregorio, Mattia Perin, Carlo Pinsoglio, Sebastiano Nava, Zeki Celik, Bremer, Federico Gatti, Lloyd Kelly, Pierre Kalulu, Daniele Rugani, Andrea Cambiaso, Juan Cabal, Javier Gil Puche Inter squad Josep Martinez, Ivan Provedel, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Alessandro Bastoni, Yann Bisseck, Benjamin Pavard, Carlos Augusto, Federico Dimarco, Luis Henrique, Nicolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Piotr Zielinski, Hakan Calhanoglu, Petar Sucic, Andy Diouf, Davide Frattesi, Aleksandar Stankovic, Francesco Pio Esposito, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Matteo Farronato, Kouadio Yvan Maye, Leonardo Bovio, Mattia Marello, Luka Topalovic, Matteo Lavelli, Mattia Mosconi, Jamal Iddrissou Inter Milan pre-season fixtures July 27: Inter Milan 2-1 Karlsruhe 1 August: Inter Milan 1-1 Man City (won 3-1 on penalties) 5 August: Inter Milan 1-1 AC Milan 8 August: Inter Milan v Juventus, Perth 16 August: Inter Milan v Real Betis, Italy Juventus pre-season fixtures 18 July: Juventus 0-0 Basel 26 July: Juventus 1-0 Standard Liege 1 August: Juventus 2-0 Nice 5 August: Juventus 1-0 Chelsea 8 August: Juventus v Inter Milan, Perth 11 August: Juventus v Palermo, Perth 18 August: Juventus v Juventus U23 Previous meetings Played: 255 official matches Juve wins: 114 Inter wins: 78 Draws: 63