Italy appoints Conte
Former Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been appointed Italy coach until 2016.
Conte led Juventus to three consecutive Serie A titles and left at the end of last season.
He will taking over a team that failed to come out of the group at the just ended 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Conte replaces Cesare Prandelli who resigned as Azzurri coach after they were bundled out in the 2014 World Cup group stage.
Now he will have the job to make sure that Italy qualifies for the tournament to be hosted by France.
Here is some stats for Juventus in the 2013/14 season:
Juventus and Conte 2013/14 | |
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Rank | 1 |
Played | 38 |
Points | 102 |
Won | 33 |
Drawn | 3 |
Lost | 2 |
Goal difference | 57 |
Clean sheets | 22 |
Failed to score | 1 |
Goals scored | 80 |
Goals conceded | 23 |
Ave. goals scored | 2.1 |
Ave. goals conceded | 0.6 |
Biggest win | Juventus 4 - 0 Catania Juventus 4 - 0 Sassuolo |
Biggest loss | Fiorentina 4 - 2 Juventus Napoli 2 - 0 Juventus |
Scored 3 or more | 13 |
Conceded 3 or more | 1 |
Scored 5 or more | 0 |
Conceded 5 or more | 0 |
Home matches | |
Played | 19 |
Points | 57 |
Won | 19 |
Drawn | 0 |
Lost | 0 |
Goal difference | 38 |
Goals scored | 47 |
Goals conceded | 9 |
Ave. goals scored | 2.5 |
Ave. goals conceded | 0.5 |
Away matches | |
Played | 19 |
Points | 45 |
Won | 14 |
Drawn | 3 |
Lost | 2 |
Goal difference | 19 |
Goals scored | 33 |
Goals conceded | 14 |
Ave. goals scored | 1.7 |
Ave. goals conceded | 0.7 |

