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During the 2014–15 season, Bonucci made his 200th appearance with Juventus on 25 January 2015, in a 2–0 win over Chievo. [47] On 6 June 2015, Bonucci started for Juventus in the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final, but were defeated 3–1 by Barcelona at Berlin's Olympiastadion. [48] With 52 appearances, he made the most appearances for Juventus that season across all competitions, along with team-mates Claudio Marchisio and Roberto Pereyra. On 24 November 2015, Bonucci was nominated for the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year. [49] On 2 March 2016, he captained Juventus in the absence of Gianluigi Buffon and Chiellini, scoring the decisive penalty in the resulting shoot-out of the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals against Inter, at the San Siro, following a 3–3 draw on aggregate, which allowed Juventus to progress to the final; [50] however, due to the yellow card he received during the match, and having already been booked prior to the fixture, he missed the victorious final against Milan, which saw Juventus capture a domestic double for the second consecutive season, [51] including a record fifth consecutive league title. [52] Federico Pisanu (26 December 2012). "Classifica 100 migliori calciatori del 2012 stilata dal The Guardian". The Guardian (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 October 2015. Sean Gibson (23 May 2017). "Juventus defender Bonucci's son cries during title celebrations - he supports rivals Torino". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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Ben Gladwell (10 August 2017). "Leonardo Bonucci the right player to captain AC Milan - Christian Abbiati". ESPN FC . Retrieved 11 January 2018.Despite having been considered to be a talented and promising young defender, [155] he was also criticised by certain pundits for being inconsistent and prone to errors or lapses in concentration in his youth, which were dubbed "Bonucciate" in the Italian media, [145] [147] [156] [157] a reference to their similarity to Cesare Maldini's Maldinate; [158] in 2021, the neologism bonucciata was even included in the Italian encyclopedia Treccani. [159] However, he showed notable improvements during the 2014–15 season, and established himself as one of the best defenders in world football, also drawing praise from manager Pep Guardiola, who described Bonucci as one of his "favourite ever players". [144] [147] [148] [150] [160] [161] [162] In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, Italy finished in second place in Group G behind Spain and advanced to the play-off against Sweden. Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 aggregate loss to the Scandinavians. [127] 2019–2021: Euro 2020 victory [ edit ] Bonucci ( right) and President of Italy Sergio Mattarella ( left) shaking hands following Italy's UEFA Euro 2020 win a b c John Molinaro (2 June 2016). "Will Italy regret snubbing Giovinco for Euro 2016?". sportsnet.ca . Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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Comunicato Ufficiale n. 69: Gara amichevole di allenamento a squadre contrapposte presso il campo Comunale "L. Fabbri" di Trezzano S/N (MI) – Viale Europa, 90" (PDF). Lega Calcio (2007–08 Archive) (in Italian). 5 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011 . Retrieved 28 June 2010.
Bonucci began the season by winning the 2012 Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus. He made his Champions League debut against Chelsea in the group stage and scored his first goal in the competition against Shaktar Donetsk in October 2012 in a 1–1 draw. [43] In December 2012 Bonucci was criticized for diving in a league game against Palermo on which was described by a number of journalists as "the worst dive ever". [44] He was booked by the referee during the game and subsequently given a one-match ban and a €2000 fine by the authorities. [45] Juventus finished the season by winning the 2012–13 Serie A title. IFFHS (International Federation of Football for History & Statistics". IFFHS . Retrieved 31 January 2021.
