Top 10 players who have played under Antonio Conte

#2: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

Buffon has been manning the posts for Juventus since 2001

Regarded as one of the top two best goalkeepers of the generation along with Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon has rightly cemented his place as one of the best keepers ever to play the game.

The veteran now already in his forties, was lucky enough to see the resurgence of Juventus and their rise to glory. The six-feet-three-inch tall shot-stopper has loyally manned the posts for the Bianconeri since 2001, a whopping 17 years!

It was last in the season 2005-06 season when the legend lifted a league title. Conte's arrival saw him start a streak of six years being a league champion. Although he won only three of them with his mastermind countryman, it would have been an enriching experience to play for a coach who was once his senior teammate at the club.

There's just one big regret though. A player of Buffon's stature has been deprived of a Champions League trophy for his entire career. Albeit he did reach the finals in 2015 and 2017, destiny has always thought otherwise. Perhaps he would have been able to win it with Conte in charge at the club.

Together, both Conte and Buffon are regarded as the pillars who oversaw the beginning of a golden era at Turin, winning five trophies together in Conte's three-year spell.