The greatest Juventus team of managers in history? From Zidane to Conte...

So near, yet so far once more. It was in May 2001 that Juventus' saw their chances of winning the Serie A title slip through their fingers. Roma, a team bestowed with individual brilliance on elderly legs had beaten Parma 3-1 on the last day of the season to claim the league for themselves. 12 months earlier, they'd done exactly the same thing to the downtrodden Old Lady

For Roma's ageing stars and their team, it was their Supernova; a final expulsion of coruscating brilliance before an imploding, collapsing silence. Sixteen years on and they're still waiting to feel the Coppa Campioni d'Italia in their hands as memories of Batistuta, Montella and a smiling Cafu fade quietly into a dim far-off light.

Juventus, meanwhile, lost the battle but won the war. A total of 32 league titles now makes them the most successful and glamorous of all the Seven Sisters. But in that respect, the class of 2001 were not part of their club's history.

Instead they have a legacy of their own. An incredible 14 of the 27 members of that particular squad have made their way into management or coaching. Among them are those who've reached the top of the game and won some of the biggest trophies on offer, while others have made careers in the Beautiful Game's backwaters. Sportsmail takes a look at this remarkable team.  

1 - Alessio Tacchinardi

The former midfielder spent an incredible 13 years with Juventus (his name is inscribed in the club's new stadium alongside 49 other legends) before ending his career with Brescia in 2008. 

Sadly, he's not been able to translate his longevity off the pitch into success on the touchline. 

He has had two spells with Pergolettese, who currently ply their trade in Serie D, but left his role last year.

2 - Zinedine Zidane

A name you may have heard of. The Frenchman ended one great career and appears to have started another straight away. 

He is now, of course, manager of Real Madrid (having started out with their Castilla side) whom he guided to the Champions League in 2016 with a win in the final over rivals Atletico Madrid.

The former midfielder came agonisingly close to making history when his Madrid side won a record-equalling 16 games on the bounce earlier this season, but were unable to set a new mark after a draw with Villarreal. 

Still, they're heavy favourites to win La Liga this season, which would be their first league success since 2012.  

3 - Antonio Conte

Conte has made a major mark in his first season in the Premier League, taking Chelsea to the brink of the title. 

The Blues are 10 points clear at the top with 10 games remaining and they could still set a new record total for most points in a season. Not bad given the knives were out for Conte after a less than stellar start to the season. 

Before taking over at Stamford Bridge he guided Juventus to three straight Serie A titles as well as two Supercoppa's. He also helped Bari to win Serie B in 2009 and took Italy to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016. 

4 - Igor Tudor

Tudor forged a successful playing career with Juventus and stayed on after the failed 2001 title bid to lift the league trophy in 2002 and 2003. 

Now 38 and retired from the game, he's made his way into management and is in charge of one of Europe's biggest names; Galatasaray.

He signed a one-and-a-half year contract with the Turkish giants in February after a brief spell in charge of Hajduk Split and has helped the club to third place so far. 

5 - Filippo Inzaghi

Filippo's career as a manager hasn't quite reached the heights of his success on the pitch just yet.

After his playing career was over, he took charge of AC Milan for a year, where he won just 14 games. 

Now the World Cup winner is in charge of little-known Venezia, who play in the third tier of Italian football and have suffered more bankruptcies than they've won Serie B titles. 

6 - Gianluca Zambrotta

Zambrotta played for some of the biggest clubs in Europe - Juventus, Barcelona and Milan - but now his career as a manager has taken him a little farther afield. 

The former defender is now in charge of Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League.

The Dynamos, whose star player is ex-Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda, finished the league in third place (out of eight) and fell to defeat on penalties in the play-off semi-finals against losing finalists, Kerala Blasters.

7 - Edgar Davids 

Another player who enjoyed a glittering career with Juventus, Ajax and Tottenham, Davids has only had one spell in charge of a club, and that was with Barnet between 2012 and 2014. 

Perhaps the feisty midfielder never really had the ideal temperament to lead a team from the touchline. 

By the end of his second season (his first ended in relegation from League Two), he didn't travel to many away games (on account of them being too far away, apparently) and he was inevitably let go. 

There's no news as yet whether he will resume his career in management any time soon.  

8 - Paolo Montero

Montero won an impressive 12 trophies including four league titles during his time with Juventus. 

But perhaps even more impressive was the number of red cards he received in his career: 21.

He also won 61 caps with Uruguay and played at the 2002 World Cup. 

Now he's exported his own, uncompromising style to the touchline with Rosario, the hometown of one Lionel Messi (although he played for their rivals, Newell's Old Boys).

Sadly it's not going well for the former hard man.

His side are in 21st place with 16 games gone in the Primera Division this season. 

9 - Ciro Ferrara

Crio Ferrara has been able to forge a relatively successful managerial career after calling time on a playing one that saw him feature for just two clubs, Napoli and Juventus.

He was part of the coaching ream for Italy's World Cup winning side of 2006 before joining Juventus' coaching staff. He took over the team when Juve sacked Claudio Ranieri back in 2009.

He was sacked in 2010 and took over Italy's U21 side and before Sampdoria in 2012. He is now in charge of Chinese outfit Wuhan Zall.

10 - Gianluca Pessotto

Pessotto's story is unfortunately a sad one. The former player was named Juventus manager but suffered multiple fractures and internal bleeding after a fall, just days before the club were due to face match-fixing allegations.

He won six Serie A titles with the club as well as the Champions League in 1996.

He is now sporting director with Juventus' youth academy.  

11 - Michelangelo Rampulla

Another former Juventus man who is now plying his trade in China, the former goalkeeper Michelangelo Rampulla is a coach with Guangzhou Evergrande.

He had previously been part of Juventus' coaching staff having spent 10 years with the club on the pitch between 1992 and 2002. 

He briefly managed Serie D side Derthona in 2011. 

12 - Marco Zanchi

He only made a handful of appearances with Juventus and spent much of his time with the club on loan.

Zanchi, a former defender, went on to coach with Vicenzia and Union Venezia and their youth team.  

13 - Athirson

The penultimate man on our list, he spent just over a year in Turin and played only a few games before his contract was terminated.

He took charge of Esporte Clube Flamengo for just a few months, where he claimed the team was so poor he had to go out and buy his players food. 

14 - Juan Esnaider

The former striker had something of a journeyman career, stopping off along the way at various clubs including Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Espanyol, Porto and River Plate among many others. 

His big managerial break came with Getafe, who he was appointed to lead in April 2016.

Unfortunately he couldn't help them avoid the drop and he was sacked just six months after his appointment following a slow start to the Segunda season.  

...And all 14 players must have learned a thing or two from their manager, who knows a thing or two about winning trophies: