Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon could miss out on the Serie A appearance record, as Max Allegri confirms he won’t play against Roma on Saturday.
The goalkeeper plans to retire at the end of the season, and he can still break two records before he hangs up his gloves.
Officially Buffon has nine Scudetti – not counting the revoked Calciopoli titles, though he himself does – which leaves him tied with Virginio Rosetta, Giovanni Ferrari and Beppe Furino.
Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon could miss out on the Serie A appearance record, as Max Allegri confirms he won’t play against Roma on Saturday.
The goalkeeper plans to retire at the end of the season, and he can still break two records before he hangs up his gloves.
Officially Buffon has nine Scudetti – not counting the revoked Calciopoli titles, though he himself does – which leaves him tied with Virginio Rosetta, Giovanni Ferrari and Beppe Furino.
If the Bianconeri win Serie A this season, he’ll retire with a record number of Scudetti.
However, another record which was very much in his sights now appears to be under threat.
Buffon began the season with the possibility of overtaking Paolo Maldini in terms of Serie A appearances, with the Milan legend retiring after 647 top flight games.
As things stand, Buffon is on 629 but he has missed the past two league games with muscular problems.
In today’s Press conference, Allegri admitted it will be “almost impossible” for Buffon to play against Roma on Saturday, so he may not be able to reach the record.
After Juventus face the Giallorossi, they will have 20 Serie A games to go this season.
Assuming Buffon does hang up his gloves after the season ends, he needs to play in 19 of them to break Maldini’s record, or 18 to match him.