Despite being seen as Ronaldo's successor, Juve new signing Vlahovic did not opt for the No. 7 shirt, but the No. 28 shirt. However, juve players wearing this shirt in the 21st century have had bad luck, and only Cannavaro has broken the spell.
Since 2000, a total of 8 players have worn Juve's number 28 shirt. Of those eight players, however, only legendary defender Cannavaro has been successful.
After moving from Inter to Juve, Cannavaro made 74 Serie A appearances in 2004-05 and 2005-06, including the previous season, helping Juve win the title twice.
Brazil's side-gate Assilsen made just five appearances in the 2001-02 season, contributing almost nothing. Subsequent Scully, Molinaro, Diego, Estegarivia, Rincon, and De Miral also did not succeed.
As the last No. 28, De Miral made just 32 appearances in his two seasons for Juve. In the 2020-21 season, De Mirall was injured three times and was sold to Atlanta after the end of the season. At one point this season, De Mirall was also absent due to injury.