In their opening four games of the season – all in the Serie A – Juventus have recorded two wins, a draw, and a defeat, scoring six goals. Not bad, but a club of Juve's stature and ambitions should be doing better.Aside from the stoppage-time defeat to Sassuolo four days ago, Juve's defence has looked pretty solid, conceding only one goal. The problem was, and still is, their attack – strikers, to be precise.##EDITORS_CHOICE##At the moment, Luciano Spalletti has two natural centre-forwards at his disposal, Randal Kolo Muani and Nick Woltemade, while Arkadiusz Milik and the 19-year-old Jeff Ekhator are sidelined through injury.Both the Frenchman and the German joined Juve recently, with solid reputations. Truth be told, Kolo Muani netted only five times in 41 appearances last season, though his playing time at Tottenham Hotspur was limited to just over 50 minutes per game.On the other hand, Woltemade scored 12 goals for Stuttgart and Newcastle in 54 appearances, establishing himself as both a good finisher and a creative presence.However, since the start of the current campaign, Randal and Nick have combined for a grand total of… 0 goals!Woltemade e Kolo Muani pic.twitter.com/pZYtoENRmJ— 🧛🏻 ঔৣ☬EvilJ✞mmy☬ঔৣ꧂ 🦇 (@EvilJimmy00) September 8, 2026 Winger Edon Zhregrova bagged a brace against Sassuolo, centre-backs Federico Gatti and Bremer netted a late leveller against AC Milan and the winner against Frosinone, respectively, while the midfielders Nicolas Gonzalez and Teun Koopmeiners inspired the Old Lady to the win over Parma.Taking a look at the two strikers who left the Allianz Stadium during the previous transfer window makes the situation even more difficult for Juventus.Last season, Dusan Vlahovic scored 10 goals in 23 appearances, but was frequently injured, fell out with the club's board, and eventually joined Besiktas.Amorim is no longer at Old Trafford, but Milan look like Man UtdAs for Jonathan David, he was highly underwhelming, managing just eight goals in 46 games. With Juve fans eager to see the back of him, he was loaned out to Atletico Madrid until the end of the season.Nevertheless, both the Serb and the Canadian have flourished since leaving Turin!While Vlahovic scored four goals in five matches in Turkey, David became an important cog in Diego Simeone's machine, finding the net in consecutive La Liga games against Real Sociedad and Osasuna.Ciao Spalletti ti salutano Comolli e Modesto🇨🇦 Jonathan David:2 match 2 gol 1 assist🇷🇸 Dušan Vlahović:3 match 4 gol🇧🇪 Loïs Openda:5 match 3 gol 1 assist#JUVENTUS #LucioBall https://t.co/9U74YXm689 pic.twitter.com/W5vY3YHk1S— Giorgio Torlonia (@TorloGiorgio) September 16, 2026 So, what would you say – are the strikers the problem, or is something wrong at Juventus?Either way, the Bianconeri host the Dutch side NEC Nijmegen in their opening Europa League clash tonight (22.00). According to sources in Italy, Woltemade will start the game, while Kolo Muani is expected to begin on the bench.Both will hope to finally score and break Juve's striker curse. But what if it's stronger than they can imagine?UEFA Europa LeagueRound 1WednesdayArarat – Sparta Prague 1-4 (0-2)/Wilson 55 – Guddal 20, 22, Mercado 53, Vydra 71/Omonia – Celta 1-0 (0-0)/Balkovec 88/Anderlecht – Olympique Lyon 1-2 (0-2)/Cvetkovic 61 – Nartey 8, Nakamura 22/Hapoel B.S. – Dinamo Zagreb 0-0Leverkusen – Celje 2-0 (1-0)/Seslar 15 og, Medina 74/Milan – Benfica 0-2 (0-1)/Lukebakio 16, Kaminski 53/Olympiakos – Jagiellonia 2-1 (1-1)/Gonzales 43, Yaremchuk 84 – Szmyt 20/Sturm – Rennes 0-0Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar 1-0 (0-0)/Le Fee 66 pen/Thursday19.45: (2.95) Levski Sofia (3.50) Salzburg (2.35)19.45: (8.50) OFI (4.80) Hoffenheim (1.38)22.00: (1.77) Besiktas (3.60) Olympique Marseille (4.80)22.00: (1.72) Celtic (3.70) Ferencvaros (5.00)22.00: (1.40) Crystal Palace (4.70) Lech Poznan (8.00)22.00: (1.23) Juventus (6.50) NEC (12.0)22.00: (1.53) Lillestrom (3.90) Torreense (5.80)22.00: (2.75) Plzen (3.35) St.Gilloise (2.55)22.00: (3.10) Sociedad (3.40) Bournemouth (2.30)***odds are subject to change***