On this day in 2014, Juventus beat Cagliari 3-0 to set three new records in Serie A, including collecting 102 points in a single season.
The Bianconeri had run the competition ragged in Serie A and, when referee Mauro Bergonzi blew the final whistle, Conte could celebrate three different milestones met in a single campaign with the Old Lady, as well as a first three-peat since the 1930s.
The job had been done in the first half thanks to an own goal from goalkeeper Marco Silvestri, before Fernando Llorente and Claudio Marchisio made it 3-0.
On this day in 2014, Juventus beat Cagliari 3-0 to set three new records in Serie A, including collecting 102 points in a single season.
The Bianconeri had run the competition ragged in Serie A and, when referee Mauro Bergonzi blew the final whistle, Conte could celebrate three different milestones met in a single campaign with the Old Lady, as well as a first three-peat since the 1930s.
The job had been done in the first half thanks to an own goal from goalkeeper Marco Silvestri, before Fernando Llorente and Claudio Marchisio made it 3-0.
The club secured its third consecutive Scudetto, claiming 33 victories to make sure Roma were trailing the winners by 17 points in second.
Brazilian goalkeeper Rubinho came on for Gianluigi Buffon in the second half to get his only league appearance for the Bianconeri that season, one that also had represented the first appearance of five derbies among teams from the same city (Milan, Turin, Rome, Genoa and Verona).
The record campaign ended up being the last for the then-44-year-old from Lecce, who moved on to become the Italy CT after enjoying more great success back in Turin.
He had already taken the Old Lady through an unbeaten 2011-12 Serie A season as well – the first in the current format of 38 games and the first of three Scudetti in a row.
Conte had put together a spectacular defensive trident conceding a mere 20, 24 and 23 goals in Serie A during his three seasons, mostly consisting of Leo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli, making sure he could get the most out of his wingbacks up and down the pitch.
There was another great trio in midfield, consisting of Paul Pogba, Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal, who actually ran out as the team’s joint-top scorer in the League the year before and scored a total of 18 across all competitions in 2013-14.
But the arrivals of Carlos Tevez (21 goals, 19 in the League) and Fernando Llorente (18 goals in total) had completed the side. The quick feet of the Argentine next to the lanky-but-lethal Spaniard almost made Conte’s team look like a traditional Premier League outfit from the 1990s.
Aside from setting the record of 102 points, one of the greatest achievements in the history of Serie A, the 33 wins provided a second feat never done before, with Juve securing a perfect 19 out of 19 at home.
The 3-0 win against Cagliari secured three records in a single season and Juventus’ third consecutive league crown on what would be Conte’s final day at the helm.