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Aug. 19, 2017 | 12:06 AM

Five talking points ahead of new Serie A season

File - In this Sunday, May 21, 2017 file photo, Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain, left, and Juventus' Paulo Dybala hold the trophy as Juventus players celebrate winning an unprecedented sixth consecutive Italian title, at the end of the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Crotone at the Juventus stadium, in Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on August 19, 2017, on page 13.

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Summary

The new Serie A season starts Saturday with Juventus aiming to win the title for the seventh season in a row.

At the back, they have lost one of Italy's – and the world's – top defenders after Leonardo Bonucci moved to AC Milan.

His departure marks the end of the so-called BBC defense – Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini – after seven seasons.

The 23-year-old scored 26 goals in Serie A last season and is seen as one of Italy's top strikers.

Club president Urbano Cairo has already said he does not want to lose Belotti and has rejected a 70 million euro ($82.37 million) offer from AC Milan.

Will Torino be able to hold on to their prize possession for another season?

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Tournaments
- Serie A
- Europa League
Countries
- Italy
Teams
- Juventus
- AC Milan
- NAPOLI
- TORINO
People
- Alejandro Gomez
- Douglas Costa
- Urbano Cairo
- Franck Kessie
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Andrea Barzagli
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Andrea Pirlo
- Paul Pogba
- Arturo Vidal
- Davide Nicola
- Andrea Conti
- Federico Bernardeschi
- Piero Gasperini
Locations & natural formations
- Turin
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- ATALANTA
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Five talking points ahead of new Serie A season

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