On the eve of Turin Juventus and Bergaman Atalanta in a face-to-face duel on the field of Mapei stadium in Reggio Emilia determined the winner of the Italian Cup of the season 2020/21. “Bianconeri” took the lead in the middle of the first half, however, thanks to the efforts of the Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovsky, “Bergamaski” managed to play one goal before the break. In the end, the pressure of the “zebras” in the second half had its effect, and Andrea Pirlo's team managed to win the final victory thanks to the goal of Federico Chiesa (2: 1).

This success was the last for 43-year-old goalkeeper " The iconic goal guard has already announced that he will leave the team at the end of the current season, so the victory in the National Cup was the last opportunity for him to hold the trophy at the end of the football year..

Moreover, according to the statistical portal Opta, this conquest allowed Gigi to become the author of the record for the number of Italian cups won in the entire history of the tournament..

Buffon has lifted this trophy over his head for the sixth time in his long career: 5 times with Juventus (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021) and one - as a footballer of Parma (1999).

At the same time, he managed to do it at once in three different decades..

Recall that the Italian goalkeeper has already reported that he received a contract offer from the Brazilian Flamengo.