Chievo 2-3 Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo made his competitive debut, starting up front following his £100m move from Real Madrid

                                                                                                      the 33-year-old angled his foot and cushioned a ball around Bani to Dybala before spinning and running off. Bani looked like the victim of a mugging, chasing haplessly after a Ronaldo but disorientated by the event.

Then, inexplicably, Juventus allowed all their efforts to be ruined. Chievo were gifted an equaliser just before half-time when striker Mariusz Stepinski was left alone in the area to bury a header past Wojciech Szczesny from 10 yards.

Juventus stumbled at the start of the second period and gifted Chievo a second goal when Emanuele Giaccherini, once of Sunderland, dusted himself down after being tripped to convert a penalty and raise hope of an almighty shock.

In the end, they simply couldn’t repel wave after wave of attack. Leonardo Bonucci, back at Juventus following a season at AC Milan, equalised with a header from a corner in the 79th minute before the final assault ended with Bernardeschi saving the day.

Ronaldo did his bit, firing eight shots in from a variety of distances, but the golden goal was not forthcoming. For now, three points will have to do.

‘He’s only been training with us for seven days,’ Allergi warned, ominously. ‘He is going to get better.’ The basic fact is Juventus came from behind to win 3-2, with substitute Federico Bernadeschi scoring in the 92nd minute. A black-and-white army had travelled from Turin for the occasion and the noise that accompanied the goal made it feel as if this was a home game.