Juventus forward Randal Kolo Muani started against Milan on September 6 alongside Nico Gonzalez and Kerim Alajbegovic, with Spalletti's side navigating an injury crisis that shaped the selection. The match ended Juventus 1-1 Milan — Alphadjo Cisse opening the scoring before Federico Gatti equalised deep in stoppage time — and Kolo Muani again finished without a goal or an assist.
Three matches into the 2026-27 Serie A season, the picture for the 27-year-old is one of accumulating absence. No goals, no assists, an average rating of 5.88 across those appearances: the numbers describe a player who has not yet imposed himself on the competition. Juventus sit sixth with seven points from three matches, their attack generating four goals in total, none of which carry Kolo Muani's name.
The more instructive figure may be the AI assessment: an overall of 63 out of 100, with a potential of 68. That gap — five points — is not a chasm, but it is a ceiling. It suggests a player who has room to improve without being projected as a transformative force. For a striker expected to carry weight in a Spalletti system built around vertical intensity and positional intelligence, 63 is a number that demands more from the player, not from the model.
What the Milan draw adds to that picture is context rather than condemnation. Spalletti named Kolo Muani in a front line assembled partly by necessity, which means the sample is impure. A striker operating within an injury-depleted structure, against a Milan side with their own defensive organisation, is not the cleanest environment in which to judge output. The absence of a goal or assist is real; the conditions around that absence matter.
The question Juventus face is whether Kolo Muani's current form reflects a slow adaptation to Serie A's rhythms or something more structural. His rating across three matches sits below the threshold of consistent usefulness, and the Bianconeri's coaching staff will want to see that number climb before the early-season window of patience closes. Spalletti has spoken publicly about expecting a vivacious Juventus, an attacking approach — the forward line must eventually deliver on that framing.
Four goals in three matches is a reasonable collective return for a side still finding its shape. The problem is that Kolo Muani has contributed to none of them. A striker's value is ultimately transactional: chances converted, pressure applied, space created. The evidence from these opening weeks suggests he is present without yet being decisive. That distinction, if it persists, will become harder to explain away.