Serie A Year in Review: Top 5 moments of 2016

Modified Dec 31, 2016 10:46 GMT

TURIN, ITALY - MAY 14: Juventus FC players celebrate with the trophy after the Serie A match between Juventus FC and UC Sampdoria at Juventus Arena on May 14, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) — Juventus continued their reign at the summit of Serie A

#3 Juventus cement their dominance with a domestic double

ROME, ITALY - MAY 21: Paul Pogba of Juventus FC celebrates with the trophy after winning the TIM Cup final match against AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on May 21, 2016 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) — Paul Pogba signed off for Juventus with a trophy

To go from 12^th place in October to runaway winners of Serie A in April is an incredible feat, but Juventus are an incredible team. The Bianconeri were 11 points of the top when Gigi Buffon stood up to make an inspirational speech in the dressing room, and his teammates responded in some style, winning 24 of the next 25 games to cement their title win.

A 2-1 win over Fiorentina was followed by Roma defeating Napoli 1-0 to hand the title to Juventus. It was a stunning fifth Serie A victory in succession for Juventus and Maximiliano Allegri deserves much of the credit, for rejigging a side that lost some crucial players at the start of the season.

They weren’t done anytime soon though – After a dour 108 minutes, Alvaro Morata came on to score a crucial extra-time winner for Juventus against AC Milan in the TIM Cup final, thus cementing their status as the dominant domestic force in Italian football, with a domestic double for the second consecutive season.

The Old Lady has no worthy foes left, and that is all down to Juve’s brilliance.

Edited by Staff Editor