Juventus Win 2015-16 Serie A Title: Highlights, Reaction, Breakdown of Season

Juventus clinched the 2015-16 Serie A title on Monday following Napoli’s 1-0 loss against AS Roma, winning their fifth consecutive Italian title. 

The Old Lady overcame early-season adversity and the departures of several key figures to put together one of the best runs in club history, locking up the title with weeks to spare.

The team confirmed the news of their title on Monday:

#HI5TORY!!!!! pic.twitter.com/zxl5PuETOe

— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) April 25, 2016

The Bianconeri lost star midfielders Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo during the summer, as well as forward Carlos Tevez, and they started their title defence in the worst possible way, winning just one of their first five Serie A contests.

Injuries to Sami Khedira and Claudio Marchisio didn’t help, and just a few weeks into the campaign, it looked as if Juventus’ impressive run of dominance in Serie A would end.

But the emergence of young forward Paulo Dybala, who joined the club from Palermo during the summer, signalled a quick change in fortunes. A key win over rivals Torino, thanks to a last-minute goal from loanee Juan Cuadrado, started Juventus’ rise up the standings.

Here are the highlights of that match:

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With Khedira and Marchisio returning to form and Paul Pogba overcoming an early-season slump, Juventus returned to their dominant ways and went on a 15-match win streak that lasted up until a scoreless draw with Bologna in February.

Per ESPN FC’s Mina Rzouki, it marked the second-longest win streak in Serie A history, with only Inter Milan doing better in the 2006-07 campaign.

Manager Massimiliano Allegri never cared one bit about the run, however. Per Goal, he told reporters he only had the title on his mind back in January:

I do not care. I’d like to go for 20 straight wins, but …

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