Zidane, Pirlo, Nedved, no Ronaldo: Who are Juventus' greatest ever players?

During his three full seasons at Juventus between 2018 and 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo scored goals at a frightening rate.

Notching 101 goals in 134 appearances, the Portuguese icon helped Juve to a pair of Serie A titles as well as a Coppa Italia triumph.

Those incredible numbers would be enough to see Ronaldo recognised as an all-time great at most clubs.

Juventus, of course, isn’t your run-of-the-mill club by any means.

A titan of European football, Juventus have lifted the Scudetto on no less than 36 occasions – and have also been crowned European champions twice.

With the best part of 125 years of rich history behind them, selecting an ultimate XI of the club’s most iconic players was never going to be an easy task.

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The team over at Goal recently had a stab at it, though, and they couldn’t find room for five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo in their line-up.

However, the 37-year-old was far from the only significant name from the Old Lady’s illustrious history not to make the cut.

We’ve taken a look at the elite XI below.

GK: Gianlugi Buffon

With due respect to the legendary Dino Zoff, Goal admitted there was “no looking past Buffon” – and rightfully so.

Racking up 685 appearances for Juve, the iconic shot-stopper tasted Serie A glory on a record 10 occasions, winning a total of 21 trophies at the club.

RB: Lillian Thuram

Thuram rampaged down the right flank with menace for Juventus between 2001 and 2006.

Converted from a centre-back by Marcelo Lippi after arriving in Turin, Thuram became one of the top right-backs in the world while representing the Bionconeri.

The Frenchman won two Scudetti and a pair of Italian Super Cups before leaving for