A quarter of a century to the day that a young and unknown goalkeeper called Gianluigi Buffon kept a clean sheet on his Parma debut against the Milan of Roberto Baggio and George Weah.

A thread of some of TGU's best work on arguably the greatest goalkeeper in history.
Buffon's relentless pursuit of greatness, by @GCaltabanis https://gentlemanultra.com/2017/04/10/the-chronicles-of-buffon-a-relentless-pursuit-of-greatness/
The chronicles of Buffon: A relentless pursuit of greatness

The day was November 19, 1995. Needing a shakeup between the posts for his side’s upcoming clash against the then Serie A reigning champions AC Milan, Parma boss Nevio Scala called upon a certain 1…

https://gentlemanultra.com/2017/04/10/the-chronicles-of-buffon-a-relentless-pursuit-of-greatness/
The stories behind Buffon's five greatest saves.

By @chrisw45 https://gentlemanultra.com/2017/06/17/the-stories-behind-gianluigi-buffons-5-finest-saves/
The stories behind Gianluigi Buffon’s five finest saves

Orson Welles once said that in this life, nobody gets justice. It’s either good luck or bad luck.

https://gentlemanultra.com/2017/06/17/the-stories-behind-gianluigi-buffons-5-finest-saves/
TGU's Serie A Dream Team of the 2000s. https://gentlemanultra.com/2020/05/04/the-tgu-dream-team-serie-a-in-the-2000s/
The TGU Dream Team: Serie A in the 2000s

Following the publication of our Serie A team of the 1980s and 1990s articles, it was only natural we would tackle the 2000s next. After the golden era of the 1990s, the succeeding decade had a lot…

https://gentlemanultra.com/2020/05/04/the-tgu-dream-team-serie-a-in-the-2000s/
Celebrating the art of Italian goalkeeping, from Zenga to Buffon.

By @Dunlop85 https://gentlemanultra.com/2017/03/06/celebrating-the-italian-art-of-goalkeeping-from-zenga-to-buffon/
Celebrating the Italian art of goalkeeping, from Zenga to Buffon

Regular visitors to Italy will have observed that every day jobs and tasks can be treated as an art form. Be it the barman, a waiter, a coffee vendor or street artist, there is a desire to excel in…

https://gentlemanultra.com/2017/03/06/celebrating-the-italian-art-of-goalkeeping-from-zenga-to-buffon/
Just like his club debut, Buffon's first appearance for Italy will live long in the memory.

Russia vs Italy, World Cup '98 play-off, by @sam_brookes2 https://gentlemanultra.com/2020/11/13/classic-match-russia-1-1-italy-world-cup-98-play-off/
Classic Match: Russia 1-1 Italy, World Cup ’98 Play-off

Surviving the snow – Gigi Buffon’s eventful Italy debut Gianluca Pagliuca was hobbling, heavily. Moments earlier, he had done well to intercept a through ball at the feet of Andrei Kanchelskis but …

https://gentlemanultra.com/2020/11/13/classic-match-russia-1-1-italy-world-cup-98-play-off/
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