Buffon: ‘No comment on De Rossi’

Gianluigi Buffon believes there's 'nothing to say' on Daniele De Rossi being stripped of his captaincy at Roma.

The veteran midfielder took to the pitch against Cagliari yesterday, but the armband was handed over to Alessandro Florenzi instead of him.

Coach Luciano Spalletti later confirmed that it had been a disciplinarian move after De Rossi picked up a red card in the Champions League play-offs lost to Porto.

Gianluigi Buffon believes there's 'nothing to say' on Daniele De Rossi being stripped of his captaincy at Roma.

The veteran midfielder took to the pitch against Cagliari yesterday, but the armband was handed over to Alessandro Florenzi instead of him.

Coach Luciano Spalletti later confirmed that it had been a disciplinarian move after De Rossi picked up a red card in the Champions League play-offs lost to Porto.

Buffon was asked what he thought on the subject, but he decided to respect his international teammate's intimacy.

“I have nothing to say,” the goalkeeper told Rai Sport. “These are locker room rules, and there's nothing to add.”