Former Juventus defender and coach Andrea Barzagli is delighted seeing Max Allegri turning the team around.

Barzagli is convinced Juve can challenge for the title this season.

“There is a lot of Max in this rebirth and the players are getting excited, from Rugani to Gatti, who is growing a lot, while Bremer is more consistent than a year ago," he told La Stampa.

“Allegri has been good at involving everyone and it helps having one match a week. Allegri has started again with new managers and a team with many internationals.

“Juve defend well as a team, the wingers are making the difference and then there is Locatelli, who is always in the right place.

“They are compact and good, also because they have been unbeaten for 540 minutes despite the absences of Danilo and Alex Sandro."