2019-20 Serie A Match vs Juventus

Lore & Background

The club was formed in 2018 as Juventus U23 and changed its name to Juventus Next Gen in 2022. In the 2019–20 season, under coach Fabio Pecchia, Juventus U23 won the Coppa Italia Serie C after defeating Ternana in the final. The team reached the promotion play-off stages of Serie C in its first years without gaining promotion.

In Their Own Story

The floodlights hummed against the winter darkness above Bergamo. Breath misted in the air as the players gathered for the pre-match handshake, the tension palpable even before kickoff. Inside the Gewiss Stadium, the noise was not just sound; it was a physical weight pressing down on the visitors. For the Atalanta faithful, this night felt different—a convergence of years of hard work and tactical discipline finally reaching its crescendo.

Reader's Guide

Juventus Next Gen is ineligible for promotion to Serie A and does not compete in the Coppa Italia. The team may insert a maximum of 23 players in their team sheets, with only four players aged over 23 allowed. Players must have not been registered to the 25-man list of Serie A players and must have played at most 50 Serie A matches to be eligible.

Did You Know?

• Juventus Next Gen won the Coppa Italia Serie C in the 2019–20 season.
• The club changed its name from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in 2022.
• Juventus Next Gen was the sole Italian reserve team until August 2023 when Atalanta founded Atalanta Under-23.