Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella made history yesterday as he became the first active, outfied player in Serie A to reach 450 League appearances.
Quagliarella played a key role in Samp’s 2-1 comeback victory over Udinese, winning the decisive penalty that Gaston Ramirez converted.
Although the 36-year-old was taken off with an injury shortly after, he nonetheless upped his tally in Serie A to 450 games.
With that, he became the active, outfield player with the most appearances in Italy’s top flight.
Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella made history yesterday as he became the first active, outfied player in Serie A to reach 450 League appearances.
Quagliarella played a key role in Samp’s 2-1 comeback victory over Udinese, winning the decisive penalty that Gaston Ramirez converted.
Although the 36-year-old was taken off with an injury shortly after, he nonetheless upped his tally in Serie A to 450 games.
With that, he became the active, outfield player with the most appearances in Italy’s top flight.
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon currently has the most Serie A appearances out of those still playing.
Despite breaking back into the Italy squad last season with 26 goals, Quagliarella has managed just one so far this term.
| Monumentale#Quagliarella in #SampUdinese ha raggiunto la presenza in @SerieA numero . Nessun giocatore di movimento in attività ne ha fatte di più: il capitano è un'autentica leggenda del calcio . pic.twitter.com/mmLxp7Ru51
— U.C. Sampdoria (@sampdoria) November 25, 2019