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The wait is finally over. The bianconeries are crowned the champions of Italy for the record 30 times, their first since 2003, with a fantastic 2-0 win over Cagliari. The 4-2 defeat of AC Milan in another crucial Milan derby ensured that the boys from Turin stay at the top of the table till the end of the season. Juventus is still unbeaten in the Serie A with one match remaining.
The bianconeries displayed some fantastic football since the start of the season. The inclusion of Andrea Pirlo into the squad from Milan by Coach Antonio Conte proved to be a master decision which transformed the outcome of the team. They played fearlessly throughout the season and emerged as victorious almost everywhere.
Mirko Vucinic’s early strike and an own goal from Canini helped them to win the important away fixture. The news from Milan readily ignited the celebration among the players on the pitch. The boys jumped, rolled and rejoiced the moment for which they have waited for five years. They are now four points ahead of the second placed AC Milan.
This is Juventus’s first Scudetto since re-entering the Serie A after the Calciopoli match fixing scandal which saw the club relegated to Serie B and also stripping the two titles won under the coach Fabio Capello in 2005 and 2006. This was a dark phase of the club. The fixing news broke out on the eve of 2006 world cup final which Italy went on to win for fourth times but almost all the Italian squad had no clubs to play in the next premier division. Many key players left the club to seek new destinations while the loyal stayed with the fire within to bring back the club to the Serie A.
The bianconeries rose from the ashes and were promoted to the first division as league winners the very next year when Alessandro Del Piero claimed the highest goal scorer tag with 21 goals. They finished third in the return season and headed straight to the Champions League. Since then the fans have waited for the justice which was snatched from the top Italian club mercilessly. Now it’s the time when the diehard Juve fan will definitely bury the ghost and mark the emergence of the true champions. The club where greats like Platini and Zidane once roared.
“It is a fantastic sensation,” said the Juventus coach, Antonio Conte. “We are really happy, the lads deserved it and it’s an honor to win it. Milan was a very strong adversary. I realized in the run-in that my team still had energy, while they were a bit tired. To finish the league unbeaten would be something historic.”
The words from the manager sum it all. The new Juventus stadium is waiting for the return of the warriors. The real celebration will begin when the fans will get to see the prime which once got lost somewhere between. The glass is half full and half empty. It’s now on the boys shoulders to hold the prestige as lots of things are at stake. The Champions league football, the youth policy, the new stadium and fabulous supporters in the world, all are waiting for the dominance of one of the Italy’s finest football team in every front.
