According to the terms of the new alliance, during the late summer, the Christian fleet assembled at Messina, under the command of Don John of Austria, who arrived on 23 August.
Berdasarkan syarat-syarat pembentukan persekutuan baru itu, selama musim panas, armada Kristen berhimpun di Messina, di bawah pimpinan Don Juan de Austria, yang tiba pada 23 Agustus.