Former Juventus striker Sebastian Giovinco says coach Antonio Conte had the players burned out by the time he left.

Conte spent three years with Juve working with the likes of Giovinco.

He recalled: “He was just non-stop, like a jack hammer.

“I remember one time he told off Gigi Buffon for celebrating in the locker room, because we still had to keep pushing and achieve the record of 100 Serie A points.

“After he left, the players could breathe and smile again. We felt reborn, because we had been squeezed dry for years."