1977–78 Juventus F.C. season

The team after won the last league title in fotofinish with record of 51 points, did not substantial changes in their first line-up and brought young promises such as Pietro Paolo Virdis[1], Pierino Fanna and Vinicio Verza to their debut at top level.

The team was defeated in Rome 0-3 by Lazio the only loss in the first half of the season [2]. Liedholm and his Milan finish the year on 31 December at the top[3], however with a draw at Bergamo, they were reached in first place by Juventus; the next week the bianconeri took the sole leadership on 22 January 1978, grabbing the 'Winter title' with 2 points up local rivals Torino.[4]

The second half of the tournament for Juventus was calm on the top without losing a single game for the rest of the tournament.

Juventus secured the championship after a visit draw in Rome with a round of anticipation to the season finale.

In Coppa Italia the team faced a shocking elimination in Second round.

In European Cup the squad reached the Semifinals being surprisingly took out by the belgian Club Brugges with a superb tactic using the offside during the two matches. [5]

After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Enzo Bearzot will line up a massive eight players as regulars starters from this Juventus squad — Zoff, Gentile, Scirea, Benetti, Tardelli, Bettega, Cabrini and Causio — during the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina (also Cuccureddu was called), where they reached a decent 4th place.[6] This group of players was known as Blocco-Juve (Juve Block), or Blocco Juventus[7]

[8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Dino Zoff GK Giancarlo Alessandrelli DF Claudio Gentile DF Francesco Morini DF Gaetano Scirea DF Antonio Cabrini DF Luciano Spinosi DF Fabio Francisca [9] DF Lorenzo Cascella [10] DF Massimo Gai [11] DF Mariano Marchetti MF Franco Causio MF Antonello Cuccureddu MF Giuseppe Furino MF Romeo Benetti

No. Position Player MF Marco Tardelli MF Pietro Fanna MF Vinicio Verza MF Maurizio Schincaglia MF Gian Piero Gasperini MF Antonio Geissa [12] MF Luciano Miani MF Massimo Tolfo MF Amilcare Magnani MF Lorenzo Gramaglia FW Roberto Bettega FW Roberto Boninsegna FW Pietro Paolo Virdis FW Marco Bozzi [13]

• "Serie A 1977/1978".