After a disappointing seventh-placed finish in Serie A last term under Luigi Del Neri, Antonio Conte has a major rebuilding job on his hands at Juventus this summer.

The Turin side have been busy in the transfer window so far as Michele Pazienza, Andrea Pirlo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Reto Ziegler have all been brought in. The latter Swiss duo are placed with the responsibility of bolstering Juventus’s defence, although Lichtsteiner carries the extra burden of expectation with a £9 million price tag.

The 27-year-old right-back missed just four games for Lazio last term as he helped Edy Reja’s side secure a surprising fifth-place Serie A finish – missing out on the last Champions League place to Udinese on goal difference.

According to Whoscored.com’s team analysis, Juventus were at their most vulnerable when attempting to defend wingplay situations. Defensively, Del Neri’s side struggled to maintain consistency over the course of the season, something that Conte has spotted and attempted to improve upon with the signing of Lichtsteiner and Ziegler.

Having made 34 league appearances, Lichtsteiner’s performances hint he may strengthen the right-back slot currently occupied by Marco Motta. The Switzerland international’s defensive statistics last season were a modest but consistent with an average of 2.1 tackles and 1.7 interceptions per game. His new team-mate, Motta, however, was more erratic as the Italian averaged just 1.1 tackles per game, although his interception rate was higher at 2.4.

Motta’s biggest failing was in his tackling, the 25-year-old averaged 1.4 fouls per game. In contrast, Lichtsteiner committed just 0.9 fouls per match. The Swiss defender also blocked twice the number of shots on average to Motta with a total of 0.4 to 0.2 and also bettered the Italian’s clearance rate slightly with an average of 2.8 to 2.6.

Lichtsteiner’s general distribution also bettered Motta’s last season. The former Lazio man averaged 40.9 passes with a total completion rate of 81%. Motta, meanwhile, averaged 31.1 passes with a 76% success rate. The Italian did, however, display an improved crossing rate to his new team-mate as he averaged 1.5 crosses per game, Lichtsteiner managed 1.1.

Despite his failing in the tackling department, Motta was more dominant in the air when compared to Lichtsteiner as the Italian recorded an aerial duel success of 71% to the Swiss’s 61%.

But overall, the statistics from last season hint with the addition of Lichtsteiner, Juventus’s vulnerability from defensive situations down the right flank should decrease – something which Conte has looked to improve upon since arriving in Turin at the end of last term.