Juventus from Italy’s Serie A have won the Scudetto for the fifth consecutive season after their closest rivals Napoli lost to Roma on Monday night.
The defeat for Napoli means they can no longer catch up with the Italian giants.
The title win is made even more remarkable as the Turin side were in 12th place and 11 points off the top on 28 October.
However, they went on to win 24 of their 25 league games since then, drawing the other, to take them clear.
Juve captain Gianluigi Buffon has now won seven Serie A titles with the club, who had another two stripped from them for a match-fixing scandal more than a decade ago.
“The moment we really turned a corner was scoring in the 95th minute against Torino,” said the 38-year-old goalkeeper, referring to the 2-1 victory on 31 October that started their long winning run.
“That gave us a confidence boost and we began to see even the most unthinkable targets were within our reach.
“My first and this season’s have been the greatest of all my Scudetto victories. This season has been crazy and unbelievable. This victory showed our strength both in terms of technique and character.”
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