648 matches: Buffon broke the record of the legendary comrade Shevchenko

Turin goalkeeper Juventus Gianluigi Buffon surpassed the achievement of ex-Milan defender Paolo Maldini in the number of matches played in Italian Serie A.

42-year-old goalkeeper in the starting lineup for a meeting of the 30th round with “Torino” (4: 1). This is the 648th Buffon match in Serie A. On the account of Maldini - 647 fights. Paolo Maldini played for Milan in 1984-2009, he is friends with Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko. Buffon became Juventus player in 2001. In the summer of 2018, the goalkeeper transferred to PSG as a free agent, but a year later he returned to Juventus for free.

Juventus leads the Serie A standings.