[MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 23: Rafael Leao of AC Milan is challenged by Khephren Thuram of Juventus during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 23: Rafael Leao of AC Milan is challenged by Khephren Thuram of Juventus during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)](https://football-italia.net/four-juventus-players-famous-serie-a-fathers/) Alfonso Montero’s inclusion in Thiago Motta’s Juventus squad for Sunday’s match against Lecce means that there will be four Bianconeri players in the team whose fathers have previously played for high-profile Serie A clubs, along with Timothy Weah, Khephren Thuram and Francisco Conceicao.
Four Juventus with famous Serie A fathers
Montero is one of five previously untested youth team players who have been called up for Sunday’s upcoming match against Lecce.
His father is former Juventus and Uruguay defender Paolo Montero, who spent nine seasons in the Bianconeri first team, as well as another four years with Atalanta before that. He has most recently been the head coach of the Juventus Next Gen team until his dismissal in November.
BOLOGNA, ITALY - MAY 20: Thiago Motta, Head Coach of Bologna FC (L) and Paolo Montero, Interim Coach of Juventus, interact prior to the Serie A TIM match between Bologna FC and Juventus at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on May 20, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
BOLOGNA, ITALY – MAY 20: Thiago Motta, Head Coach of Bologna FC (L) and Paolo Montero, Interim Coach of Juve, interact prior to the Serie A TIM match at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on May 20, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Also among the Juventus squad for the Lecce match are first team regulars Weah, Thuram and Conceicao.
Weah’s father, George, remains the only player from Africa to win the Ballon d’Or, which came in 1995 during his time with Milan.
The Thuram family needs no introduction to Serie A enthusiasts, as father Lilian spent 10 years in Italy with Parma and Juventus. Khephren Thuram is now a mainstay in Thiago Motta’s midfield, while his brother Marcus is currently the division’s second highest goalscorer with nine league goals for Inter this term.
Summer signing Conceicao also has a father who previously spent time in Serie A. Sergio Conceicao, most recently the head coach of Porto, had two stints with Lazio in the 1990s and 2000s, and also represented Parma and Inter at the beginning of the millennium.
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