With 2020 approaching, Goal has decided to pick out the best players to have graced the Italian top-flight over the past 10 years
Getty ImagesGK: Gianluigi Buffon
The greatest goalkeeper the Italian game has ever seen, Gianluigi Buffon has won a staggering seven Scudetti in the past decade alone.
The Tuscan was included in the Serie A Team of the Year five times, while he was also named Player of the Season in 2017, at the age of 39.
However, as well as being a fantastic shot-stopper, the Italy icon is also a leader of men, one of the most respected figures in world football and – in spite of the sustained excellence of Samir Handanovic – the obvious choice for our No.1 shirt.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesCB: Andrea Barzagli
Undoubtedly the most under-rated member of Juventus' famed 'BBC' backline but arguably the best natural defender.
Indeed, Andrea Barzagli was never the biggest, strongest or quickest of defenders, so he used his awareness, anticipation and perfect positional sense to nullify attackers.
A class act on and off the field, the humble but brilliant Barzagli won eight Scudetti with Juventus and was included in the Serie A Team of the Year on four occasions (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016).
Getty ImagesCB: Leonardo Bonucci
Antonio Conte's decision to employ a three-man defence at Juventus was one of the most important tactical decisions of the decade, as it laid the foundation for an era of unprecedented success in Turin.
Nobody benefitted more from the formation change than Leonardo Bonucci, a player previously described as a midfielder masquerading as a centre-back, as it allowed him to regularly step out of the backline and display his wonderful range of passing safe in the knowledge that Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini had him covered.
Bonucci may have had one disastrous season at AC Milan but, overall, he was a part of seven Scudetto-winning sides, and was even crowned Serie A Player of the Year in 2016.
Getty ImagesCB: Giorgio Chiellini
The ideal mix of brains and brawn, Giorgio Chiellini has always been a gentleman off the field but a beast on it.
The man with the master's degree in business administration is the undisputed leader of the Juventus defence, a centre-half renowned for his focus, drive, awareness, bravery, timing – and knowing every trick in the book when it comes to upsetting opposition strikers.
Chiellini was a key man in every single one of the Bianconeri's eight consecutive Scudetti, as underlined by his inclusion in the Serie A Team of the Year on four occasions (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018).