On 10 July 2006, Deschamps was named head coach of Juventus F.C., after Fabio Capello resigned in the wake of the 2006 Italian football scandal. Deschamps first game in charge of Juventus was highly successful since Juventus beat U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 8-0 in a friendly, but poor results followed as Juventus was knocked out in the 2006-07 Coppa Italia and then drew 1-1 against A.C. Rimini 1912 on the first day of the league season. In the following three matches, Juventus beat Vicenza Calcio 2-1, F.C. Crotone 3-0 and Modena F.C. 4-0. Deschamps also helped Juventus to win their first competition since being relegated, which was the Birra Moretti Cup in which Juventus beat F.C. Internazionale Milano 1-0 and S.S.C. Napoli in a Penalty shoot-out (association football). He led Juventus to its return to Serie A, which was confirmed on 19 May 2007 with a 5-1 away win at A.C. Arezzo. On 26 May, several media announced Deschamps had resigned as Juventus manager, following several clashes with the club management. However, this was denied by the club itself a few hours later. Later that evening, after the game against A.C. Mantova, which confirmed Juve as 2006-07 Serie B, Deschamps confirmed to the media that he had indeed resigned and the news was then made official by Juventus a few hours later.. How many more points were scored by Juventus went up against A.C. Arezzo?