The Italian Gianluigi Buffon returns to the mythical San Siro this Tuesday wearing the Parma shirt, just as he did in his debut at that stadium 26 years ago in Serie A, although this time he will do so to fight with Inter for a place in the quarterfinals final of the Coppa Italia.
A few days after turning 45 (January 28) and playing in Serie Bin the team where he made his professional debut, ‘Gigi’ Buffon recovered in time from her thigh injury and points to to start first of all an Inter Milan in the round of 16 of the cup competitionone of the biggest rivals of his career, especially when he was a member of Juventus by historic rivalry between both combined.
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You have to go back 26 years, to the December 22, 1996to remember the moment in which the young man 18-year-old Buffon set foot on the San Siro for the first time.
By then, a 37-year-old Carlo Ancelotti trained a Parma full of big names like Cannavaro, Thuram, Zé María, Baggio or Crespo who beat a Milan 0-1 with players of the quality of Baresi, Maldini, Desaily, Panuci or Weah.
Gone are those times for Buffon, who now accuses his physical problems, but that does not cease in its efforts to remain united on the playing fields. He finished last season without playing to be able to recover well from the discomfort he was suffering from and it was not until the fifth day of this season, on September 10, when he played the first minutes of it.
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Despite the lack of rhythm, the Italian Fabio Pecchia, Parma coach, pondered the importance and gave clues about the possible ownership of the Italian goalkeeper world champion in 2006which would mark his fiftieth appearance at the San Siro.
“’Gigi’ returned to training, she will be with us. He will be of great help to the boys ahead of this game, both in managing the preview and the game itself. He has the skills to be able to take on this role, ”said the coach at the press conference prior to the crash.
With a contract until 2024, when he will be 46 years old, it could be Buffon’s last big date, his last dance under the poles of a big stage in which a victory, the pass to the quarterfinals, It could be the epic icing on the cake in his circular career and even serve as the last service for his ‘Juve’, who would see their biggest rival eliminated at the first opportunity.
