Buffon excited to play against Juventus legend

Date: 9th August 2014 at 12:24am
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Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon is excited to face former teammate Alessandro Del Piero in a pre-season friendly in Australia on Sunday.

Legendary goalkeeper Buffon took over from Del Piero as club captain of the Bianconeri when the striker left in 2012 and Sunday’s game between the Serie A champions and an A-League All Stars side will be the first time the pair have played against each other since Buffon joined Juventus in 2001.

“Its a first for me and even more especially Juventus and its really nice that Ale and Juventus can meet again in this game,” Buffon toldĀ the press.

“I hope there are events that make this meeting even more romantic for both sides and I can’t wait to play him, as long as he doesn’t score.”

The Old Lady are currently on a tour of Asia and Australia and Buffon has been amazed at the support for the side around the world, as the team arrived in the morning to crowds in the airport.

“This warm welcome makes us understand just how important this team is, and exactly what it means to represent it.

“There are fans here at six in the morning, its really moving, maybe this wouldn’t even happen in Italy.”

 

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