Having spent the bulk of his playing and coaching careers at AC Milan, Giovanni Trapattoni took charge of Juventus in summer 1976 – aged 37. His first season brought the Serie A title and an away goals victory over Athletic Club in the UEFA Cup final; relief for Juve who had lost twice in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the non-UEFA affiliated precursor to the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League.
Roberto Bettega's away goal in Bilbao proved decisive in that first final, while the second – under Dino Zoff, Juventus's goalkeeper in the 1977 showpiece – was less tense, ACF Fiorentina unable to recover from a 3-1 first-leg defeat in Turin as the return ended 0-0. The first instalment of the 1993 decider also finished 3-1 – only here Juve won away, at Borussia Dortmund – the returning Trapattoni marshalling his all-star side to a 3-0 success in the sequel in northern Italy. However, Dino Baggio – who had scored in each leg against Dortmund – would deny Juve a fourth win, in the 1995 final, striking in either fixture as Parma FC beat the Bianconeri 1-0 at home, then drew 1-1 away.
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