Let?s hear it for football?s invincibles ? who finished lower than second | The Knowl

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?Juventus are unbeaten in Serie A yet have been bobbing around fourth and fifth all season,? wrote Ricardo Bortolon last week. ?I know there are a number of teams who stayed unbeaten all season and came second, but has anybody finished lower than that without losing a game??
Juventus?s unbeaten run fell at the 22nd hurdle when they were beaten 2-1 by Napoli on Saturday, but we won?t be letting that get in the way of a good trivia question. Before we get to the main answer, it?s worth revisiting the most famous example of an unbeaten team who came second. In 1978-79, Perugia finished three points behind Milan in Serie A after an extraordinary campaign: P30 W11 D19 L0 F34 A16 Pts41. Their away record was even more striking: three wins, 12 draws. You can read more about it in Scott Murray?s Joy of Six.
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