Gianluigi Buffon won his first Coppa Italia for Parma in 1999, with teammate Enrico Chiesa, whose son Federico tonight scored for Gigi’s sixth trophy.
The 43-year-old may well continue his extraordinary career, but this was probably his final game in the Juventus jersey.
It allowed him to beat Atalanta 2-1, winning his sixth edition of the Coppa Italia, equalling the record set by Roberto Mancini.
Gianluigi Buffon won his first Coppa Italia for Parma in 1999, with teammate Enrico Chiesa, whose son Federico tonight scored for Gigi’s sixth trophy.
The 43-year-old may well continue his extraordinary career, but this was probably his final game in the Juventus jersey.
It allowed him to beat Atalanta 2-1, winning his sixth edition of the Coppa Italia, equalling the record set by Roberto Mancini.
Buffon won in 1998-99 for Parma, then five at Juve in 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2020-21.
Curiously, his teammate at Parma when beating Fiorentina in the May 1999 Final was Enrico Chiesa.
At the time, Enrico had a baby son called Federico, who was not even two years old.
This evening, Federico Chiesa scored the decisive goal to beat Atalanta 2-1 and give Buffon his record-equalling sixth Coppa Italia.