3 reasons why Juventus are going to lift a 9th consecutive Serie A title

Juventus are the most successful club in Italian top-flight history, having won a record-extending 35th Scudetto in 2018-19 which was also their 8th consecutive Serie A triumph.

The only team to win over 1600 Serie A games and score over 5000 goals in the Italian top division, some of Juventus' other prominent league records include the longest win streak (17 games), longest win streak at home (33 games), most wins in a season (33), most points in a season (102), and producing the only unbeaten season in Serie A history (2011-12).

1600 - @juventusfc are the first team to have won 1600 games in the history of the Serie A (incl. awarded wins and excl. play-offs). Baroque.#JuventusFiorentina #SerieATIM pic.twitter.com/UwtirYxJlr

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Juventus's eight consecutive league titles is the most by any team in the Top-5 leagues across Europe (Serie A, Bundesliga, Primera Liga, Premier League, and Ligue 1). After 23 games of the ongoing 2019-20 season, Juventus only trail league leaders Internazionale on goal difference. Here are 3 reasons to suggest why the Bianconeri could be the last team standing in Italy for a 9th consecutive Serie A season.

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#1 Title winning pedigree in the squad

Juventus have a strong squad

In legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus possess the player with the most Serie A titles (9 - all won with Juventus) while the likes of defensive stalwarts Giorgio Chiellini (8) and Leonardo Bonucci (7) possess 15 league titles between them.

The arrival of young promising players like Matthijs de Ligt and Luca Pellegrini, along with experienced campaigners like Aaron Ramsey and Cristiano Ronaldo (2018-19) has provided an ideal blend of youth and experience to the Bianconeri.

Juventus have had the most wins (17) of any team in the 2019-20 Serie A. Notwithstanding the fact that the Bianconeri have lost thrice this season, the side has the winning mentality and title-winning pedigree that's so essential to eke out league-winning campaigns, which are akin to winning a marathon rather than a sprint.

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#2 The Cristiano Ronaldo factor

Cristiano Ronaldo

Following a rather underwhelming return of 21 goals in his debut Serie A season in 2018-19, Ronaldo has picked up pace following a slow start to the 2019-20 season. The 35-year-old Portugal captain is in the midst of a club-record 10-game scoring streak and is now just one short of the longest scoring streak in Serie A possessed by the duo of Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella (11 apiece).

10 - Cristiano #Ronaldo is the 1st #Juventus' player to have found the net in 10 successive games played by the Bianconeri in the history of the Serie A. Star.#VeronaJuve pic.twitter.com/U8UZVSesWK

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) February 8, 2020

With 20 goals in as many Serie A games this season, Ronaldo trails pace setter Ciro Immobile by 5 goals as he strives to become the first player to top-score in a Premier League, Primera Liga, and Serie A season.

Having scored his long-awaited first Serie A hat-trick, Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in 10 games in all competitions since the start of the year as the Portugal captain continues to mock the perception that age has diminished his goal-scoring prowess or reflexes.

The 35-year old has scored almost half of Juventus' 44 Serie A goals this season and his continued good form till the end of the season would play a pivotal role in the Bianconeri sealing a record-extending 9th Scudetto.

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#3 Home fortress of Allianz Stadium

Juventus are unbeaten at home in this league campaign

Although the Bianconeri's away form in 2019-20 (7 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats from 12 games) has been dwarfed by Internazionale (9 wins, 2 draws, no defeats), it is their formidable home record which is standing out yet again.

This season, Juventus have won 10 of their 11 league games at home, drawing one. The next best home record belongs to Lazio (9 wins, 3 draws from 12 games) who are third in the league table. In their 8 previous title-winning seasons, Juventus have endured a miserly 5 home losses, which is 7 less than the cumulative records of the respective second-placed teams during this period.

It is an effective template which has been hugely successful for Juventus in their serial league-winning campaigns. And it is one which is unlikely to become redundant in 2019-20 as they look to stave off a determined Internazionale and an in-form Lazio to land a record-extending 9th consecutive Serie A title.

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