The Bianconeri were banned from European competition last year, missing out on taking part in the Conference League, and a run of 11 successive Champions League campaigns was brought to an end.

Having finished third in Serie A last season, in addition to claiming the Coppa Italia, they will now make their 24th appearance - an Italian record, three ahead of AC Milan.

After Max Allegri's second spell in charge dramatically ended soon after lifting the cup, new boss Thiago Motta stepped in, having led surprise side Bologna to fifth place last term.

Under Motta's watch, Juve started the season in style, posting back-to-back 3-0 wins with a younger squad and some exciting new recruits. However, they have since gone off the boil: a dull stalemate with Roma before the international break was followed by Saturday's 0-0 draw against Empoli.

Nevertheless, the Bianconeri have now achieved four successive clean sheets at the start of a Serie A season for just the fifth time ever, meaning they may prove hard to beat for their league phase rivals.



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斑马军团去年被禁止参加欧洲联赛，失去了参加联盟杯的机会，连续11届的欧冠联赛也宣告结束。

上赛季他们在意甲联赛中获得第三名，并夺得意大利杯冠军，这将是他们第24次参加意甲联赛，创造意大利纪录，比AC米兰领先3次。

阿莱格里的第二次执教在捧起奖杯后不久就戏剧性地结束了，新主帅蒂亚戈·莫塔上台了，他在上个赛季带领博洛尼亚获得了第五名。

在莫塔的带领下，尤文在赛季开始时表现得很有风格，用更年轻的阵容和一些令人兴奋的新援取得了3-0的连胜。然而，从那以后，他们的情绪就开始失控了:在国际比赛日之前，他们与罗马陷入了沉闷的僵局，随后在周六与恩波利的比赛中0-0战平。

尽管如此，斑马军团已经在意甲联赛开局连续四场零封对手，这是他们历史上第五次做到这一点，这意味着他们可能很难被联赛阶段的对手击败。