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Juventus, Buffon: "Quitting? I'd do myself a wrong …"

December 19, 2019

TURIN – The match with Sampdoria will be remembered at Juventus for the emotions experienced: for Ronaldo's goal, a pearl that enters by right among the most beautiful goals of the championship, but also for the record of Gianluigi Buffon, 647 games in Serie A, Paolo Maldini also crossed the finish line and that the Juventus goalkeeper will be able to overcome at his next championship appearance. "The game with Sampdoria was certainly exciting for all that it represented – said Buffon on his app -. After all, emotions are one of the reasons why I keep playing. Reaching Paolo Maldini at the top of Serie A it honored me, but from today there is already to think about the next goals. As I said also in the post-race in Genoa, I don't have a symbol or a symbol parade for these 647 games. and the gratification that is giving me the role I am now in. Being a point of reference for the group pushes me to go ahead and want to improve again, even on the threshold of 42. Without forgetting the physical condition: how I feel now , I would do myself an injury if I stopped playing ".

From a Lazio perspective

Upcoming goals that also coincide with the search for sports revenge with Lazio, the only team to beat Juventus at the start of the season: on Sunday at Riad the bianconeri will play the first trophy of the season. "As said before, the victory over Samp is already on file. We are all happy because it will guarantee us to finish the calendar year at the head of the championship. But before 2019 closes we want to try to give our fans another satisfaction. A complicated match awaits us against Lazio, just think of the challenge of a few days ago in Rome, but also those of recent years Inzaghi's team was the only one in Italy that was able to win some trophies during these years. of black and white dominion ".

Szczesny still in doubt

After the forfeit in the last two days of the championship, the list of games skipped by Wojciech Szczesny could be extended even in Saudi Arabia: the Polish goalkeeper carried out personalized activity between the gym and the field, while Alex Sandro underwent a physiotherapy session.

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