Inter Milan has difficulty facing Gianluigi Buffon

DBasia.news – Gianluigi Buffon, a veteran goalkeeper from Italy, has proven that he is not finished yet. Even though he is almost 45 years old, the Parma goalkeeper is still challenging Inter Milan players to score.

Gianluigi Buffon will celebrate his 45th birthday on January 28 2023. Even though he is already entering his old age as a footballer, he still has the trust of keeping Parma’s goal when he visits Inter Milan headquarters in the last 16 match of the Coppa Italia, at the Giuseppe Meazza, Wednesday (11/1).

This appearance is special as the first time Buffon guarded against Parma in the Coppa Italia event was 25 years and 129 days ago or to be precise on September 3, 1997. At that time, Parma faced Venezia.

In addition, this match is the 50th time for Buffon to appear at the Giuseppe Meazza. The record is engraved at the club and national team level.

Regarding appearance, Buffon played impressively. He made the Inter players deadlocked. In fact, at that time Parma was leading.

Unfortunately, Buffon’s goal finally shook in the 88th minute. Buffon failed to block Lautaro Martinez’s shot.

Buffon again had to collect the ball from the goal during extra time. Francesco Acerbi’s header failed to reach Buffon whose position was too advanced. The 2-1 score for Inter lasted until the long whistle.

Even though in the end Parma lost, Buffon still received praise. He made many saves, one of which was Edin Dzeko’s hard kick.