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Almost a year after last season’s final, the Primavera are ready get underway in their bid to retain the Viareggio Cup crown. It was 20 February 2012 when the Bianconeri overcame Roma in the grand final and registered the eighth Juve victory in the celebrated international tournament. Today...

The 65th edition of the Viareggio Cup gets underway today. Marco Baroni’s team head into the tournament as defending champions after registering the club’s eighth victory in the tournament last year. Juventus will kick off the competition on Viareggio’s centre-pitch against Slovenian side...

While in Scotland everything is nearly all set for tomorrow evening’s clash at Celtic Park, in Italy, the preparations are just beginning. Tickets are now on sale for the return leg on Wednesday 6 March, when Antonio Conte and Neil Lennon’s sides will meet again in Turin to play for a place in...

Juventus have twice played at Celtic Park, both times in Europe’s most elite competition and both times the Bianconeri suffered defeat by a one-goal margin: 1981 The first meeting between the two sides took place in 1981, the first of a two-legged affair. Giovanni Trapattoni went with the...

The Bianconeri have touched down in Glasgow as the countdown begins towards Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 first leg meeting with Celtic. After conducting a morning warm-down in Vinovo following last night’s 2-0 victory over Fiorentina at Juventus Stadium, Antonio Conte’s men departed the...

Alberto Undiano Mallenco has been appointed referee for Tuesday night’s Champions League meeting between Celtic and Juventus at Parkhead. The Spanish official will take charge of the Bianconeri for the first time in four years, having previously overseen the Champions League last 16 return leg...

After the Champions League group draw, Celtic’s qualification hopes were all but written off. However, Group G’s fourth seed now find themselves with a spot in the last 16, playing against Juventus on Europe’s grandest stage. Back in August, the Scots twice had to travel to Scandanavia for...

The Allievi Nazionali exacted revenge on inter-city rivals Torino by running out 1-0 winners at Chisola this afternoon. Ivano Della Morte’s youngsters, who slipped to defeat in this season’s first meeting of the sides, secured local bragging rights through Degrassi’s goal on the stroke of half...

Juventus combined clinical finishing with sheer second half control to condemn European chasing Fiorentina to their third straight away defeat on Saturday night. A capacity crowd at Juventus Stadium witnessed the hosts come through a tricky test unscathed as the Viola were put to the sword by...

Kwadwo Asamoah ended his African Cup of Nations adventure by striking a consolation goal in Ghana’s 3-1 third place play-off defeat to Mali. The Bianconeri midfielder, who played all six games in the Black Stars’ run to the semi-finals, doubled his tally for the competition after previously...

A capacity crowd was in attendance at Juventus Stadium to witness a convincing 2-0 victory over Fiorentina as the offensive duo of Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri each found the back of the net in a particularly dominant first half display. Juve’s convincing start was rewarded when Vucinic...

Celtic warmed up for Tuesday night’s Champions League meeting with the Bianconeri by running out 3-1 winners over Inverness Caledonian Thistle this afternoon. Neil Lennon’s men were, however, required to come from behind after Nick Ross put the hosts ahead with nine minutes played. Kris Commons...

This afternoon saw Pavel Nedved pay a special visit to the ice sledge hockey exhibition tournament currently being contested in Turin. The four-way competition involves international squads from Italy, Russia, Japan and Czech Republic. The Bianconeri director is a well-known fan of the sport and...

The Primavera will approach next week’s Viareggio Cup opener in top form after extending their championship winning streak to 12 games courtesy of this afternoon’s 2-0 home triumph over Fiorentina. Following a combative opening half hour at Chisola, Marco Baroni’s side edged themselves in front...

Antonio Conte has named a 20-man squad for Saturday evening’s visit of Fiorentina to Juventus Stadium. Claudio Marchisio is back in the fold after recovering from a hip injury, while Mirko Vucinic returns from suspension. Leonardo Bonucci will again miss out as he serves the final game of a...

Juventus boast an impressive record from championship meetings with Fiorentina in Turin, winning 47, drawing 20 and losing just six of the 73 encounters contested to date. The most frequent Bianconeri triumph is by a narrow 1-0 scoreline, witnessed on 12 separate occasions. Here is a round-up...

Antonio Conte has called on his players to focus on the task in hand as the Bianconeri prepare to take on Fiorentina in Saturday night’s showdown at Juventus Stadium. The meeting with the Viola represents the first of three important games in the space of seven days and, despite playing down...

Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Montella has talked up the importance of Saturday evening’s meeting with Juventus as he aims to keep the Viola on course for a European spot. The 38-year-old, who took up the reins at the Artemio Franchi in the summer, outlined his desire to use the rivalry between the...

Paul Pogba’s scintillating performances at the start of 2013 have earned him January’s player of the month award. After cementing his place in the hearts of the Bianconeri faithful with October’s fine goal against Napoli, the French talent saw in the New Year by downing Udinese courtesy of an...

Borja Valero has impressed since his arrival from Spain in the summer and remains the only player to have featured in all 23 league matches this season. The Real Madrid youth team graduate relocated to Florence for a fee of seven million euros from Villarreal after the club’s relegation last...