After three years of triumphs under the sign of Antonio Conte, in the short term there is nothing that can alleviate the despair of the millions of Juventus fans at the sudden farewell of the coach who won the record scudetti. After years of absolute mediocrity, perhaps even more devastating than the suffering for Calciopoli and relegation to Serie B, Conte had a good time hitting his goals because he had everything to restore pride to the Bianconeri. He had been the beloved captain of the historic Champions League victory in '96, he was and has always been an outsider and a champion of football as a total philosophy, he overflowed and overflowed with passion and vigor and had and has an attacking football in mind modern and successful.
But beyond the three consecutive championships and the many records, Conte's masterpiece was to restore identity to Juve and the Juventus people. And this is exactly the most serious loss. Mainly because it's sudden. Allegri is a good coach, but unfortunately he doesn't have Juve in his DNA and it will be difficult for him to win the hearts of the fans unless – as he intelligently acknowledged himself – he wins immediately. As he did in his first year at Milan. This would serve to ease the pain of the Bianconeri, but not to erase the true dream of the Juventus players which is only one: that Antonio Conte imitate his great predecessors, from Lippi to Trapattoni, and make an encore by returning to the Lady's bench in a few years. And, of course, winning again. Maybe. Life is strange and football even stranger.
