Under manager Marcello Lippi, Juventus competed strongly in Serie A, finishing 2nd, narrowly behind Lazio. The squad featured attacking stars Alessandro Del Piero, Fabrizio Ravanelli, and Alen Bokšić, supported by midfielders Didier Deschamps and Antonio Conte, blending creativity with tactical discipline. Juventus combined defensive solidity with efficient attacking play, regularly challenging for the Scudetto. In European competition, they reached the Champions League quarter-finals, while domestic cup runs were less remarkable. The season highlighted the team’s growing cohesion and the emergence of Del Piero as a talismanic figure, setting the stage for the club’s domestic and European successes in the late 1990s.
