Congratulations are in order for Juventus, the Old Lady of Italian football, for capturing the 2011-2012 Serie A Championship this last weekend. Juve beat Cagliari 2-0, and second place A.C. Milan lost to Inter Milan 2-4 to seal things up for the club from Turin.
It's been a year of amazing things for Juve. Not only did they clinch their 28th Serie A Title and their first in 9 years, but they opened a brand new stadium, and have assured their return to the UEFA Champions League. To top it all off, with one match remaining in the Serie A season, they remain unbeaten in league play. That's quite an accomplishment in any league, let alone a league with the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, and Lazio, just to name a few.
Next year Juve will wear the "Scudetto" or "little shield" shaped Italian Flag on their jerseys that marks the Serie A Champions. More controversially, Juve will add a third star to their crest. In Italy, general practice to put a star on your crest for every ten scudettos won. Juve claim 30, but the Italian courts stripped them of two titles after finding the club guilty of match fixing. In the end, the Lega Calcio does not officially award stars, and the kit and crest design is totally up to the team, so likely it will happen but remain controversial.
At any rate, that should not detract at all from what this current crop of Juve players have accomplished in this wonderful campaign.
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