The former France international picked up two
Scudetti during his time in Italy and said that the
mark achieved by the current Juve crop is a
fantastic achievement
Ex-France striker David Trezeguet hailed
Juventus after his former club collected a fifth
straight Serie A title.
Trezeguet won back-to-back Scudetti in 2001-02
and 2002-03 during his decade in Turin but the
38-year-old marvelled at the feat achieved by
Massimiliano Allegri's current crop.
On the back of their 2-1 win against rivals
Fiorentina on Sunday, Juventus were able to
start their celebrations when Roma defeated
nearest challengers Napoli 1-0 on Monday -
making the Old Lady's 12-point lead
unassailable.
The remarkable run matches the five
consecutive Serie A crowns Juventus concluded
in 1934-35 and Trezeguet believes Allegri's
squad, the nucleus of which began this streak
under Antonio Conte, have earned their place in
history.
"This Juventus is really interesting," he told
Omnisport. "Five scudettos in a row is a great
achievement.
"Credit goes to the players and the managers. I
think this team are making history today.
"Of course, any club winning five titles makes
history but during this season Juventus proved
to be by far the strongest."
Juventus' dominance over the season is all the
more impressive considering they won three of
their first 10 Serie A matches this term, dropping
only two points in the subsequent 25 league
outings.
They fell to Bayern Munich at the last-16 stage
of the Champions League and former AC Milan
defender Alessandro Costacurta believes Juve
must do more in their efforts abroad to match
the stature of his old employers.
Costacurta played for Milan in five of their seven
successful Champions League campaigns and
also collected three runners-up medals during a
20-year association with the club.
Juventus have two European titles to their name
and last season's defeat to Barcelona was the
sixth time they have come off on the losing side
in a final.
"There is still a difference in Europe [between
Juventus and Milan], Costacurta told Omnisport.
"Juventus have achieved something legendary
within Italian borders.
"My Milan in almost 20 years reached the
Champions League final eight times, winning 5
of them.
"To go really down in history like we did,
Juventus have to reach at least some more
Champions League finals."
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