Gianluigi Buffon donned the Parma jersey once again, as the Serie B side slipped to VfL Bochum 1848. Among other news of football live today, Buffon played for Parma after 7339 days in a friendly match against Bochum.
The 43-year-old goalkeeper decided to return to the Stadio Tardini, where he began his career after leaving Juventus in 2001.
Parma thus got back arguably the best football player, or rather goalkeeper, they could at his age.
After this transfer, with a world-record fee of €53 million, Buffon now played in the Parma jersey after two decades. He played in the club’s jersey for the first time in 7,339 days, approximately 20 years.
Football Live Today – Buffon Played for Parma after 7339 Days
Gianluigi Buffon made his Parma debut today in a pre-season friendly against Bochum.
Parma played the match at the Campo Comunale Bressanone, under the tutelage of coach Enzo Maresca.
This was Buffon’s second ‘debut,’ as he noted on social media that he was back in Gialloblu “7339 days later”.
7339 giorni dopo 🟡🔵 #ParmaBochum pic.twitter.com/wgYB7DtGZN
— Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) July 21, 2021
However, Buffon only played the goalkeeper in the first half.
Moreover, Bochum won the match 1-0, with Raman Chibsah scoring the game’s only goal in the 76th minute.
Parma also tweeted about the Buffon being part of the football fixtures today.
Finally, here is Parma’s starting line-up: Buffon (Rinaldi 46), Sohm (Busi 46), Balogh (Dierckx 46), Valenti (S Iacoponi 46), Gagliolo (Vaglica 46), Kucka (Camara 46), Man (Sits 46), Brunetta (Hernani 46), Benedyczak (Marconi 46), Juric, D Iacoponi (Brugman 46)
