Juventus FC

Juventus FC, based at the Allianz Stadium in Turin with a capacity of 41,507, have won 36 Serie A titles, the most of any club in Italian football history, and reached the Champions League final twice in the 2010s.

The nine consecutive Serie A titles between 2012 and 2020 are the most dominant sustained run in Italian football since the game became competitive. Antonio Conte built the foundation, Max Allegri continued it, and the spine ran through Andrea Pirlo’s elegance in midfield, Giorgio Chiellini’s ferocity in defence, and Gianluigi Buffon’s presence in goal. When Cristiano Ronaldo joined in 2018 for £88 million, the expectation was that the Champions League would finally arrive. It did not. Juventus were eliminated by Ajax in 2019 and Lyon in 2020 with Ronaldo present for both exits.

The decade ended with a financial reckoning. Points deductions in 2023 for alleged capital gains manipulation dropped Juventus from third to seventh in the final Serie A table, a penalty that felt severe to some observers and insufficient to others. The club rebuilt their budget by departing from expensive wages: Ronaldo had already left, Paulo Dybala followed to Roma, and Rabiot departed for free.

Thiago Motta arrived from Bologna in 2024 having turned a limited squad there into a Champions League qualifier, and brought the same methodical approach to Turin. Dušan Vlahović as the centre-forward and Teun Koopmeiners, signed from Atalanta, are the two most significant bets on the reconstruction.

When does Juventus play? Serie A kickoffs at the Allianz Stadium are typically 15:00, 18:00, or 20:45 CET (UTC+1). Turin is in northwest Italy, 130 kilometres from Milan. A 20:45 CET Sunday kickoff reaches London at 19:45 GMT, New York at 14:45 ET, and Tokyo at 04:45 JST the following morning. Check Turin time for conversions. Full Serie A schedule for upcoming fixtures.