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Gianluigi Buffon, between tears after the elimination of Italy

AFTER THE ELIMINATION OF ITALY

Buffon Announces his withdrawal between tears: "I'm sorry, already I finished"

Published:14/11/2017 - 09:24h

Updated:14/11/2017 - 09:33h

The selection of Italy was deleted this Monday of the phase of previous repechage to the World-wide of Russia 2018, to the not being able to trace back a 1-0 adverse against Sweden. After the party, Gianluigi Buffon announced between tears that withdraws of the Italian selection

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Neither the best screenwriter of dramatic cinema could have written a more sad end for the career of Gianluigi Buffon in the Italian selection. The veteran and legendary guardameta of 39 years, ready to fulfil the 40, announced his official withdrawal of the selection 'azzurra' after the elimination against Sweden in the phase of repechage, previous to the World-wide of Russia 2018.

At all more finish the party, the tears emerged in a Buffon that sacked of professional way of all the components of the Swedish selection before speaking in front of the media, valuing the historical failure of the Italian selection and taking it with philosophy, when ensuring that by behind come generations that will be able to fix the estropicio and give joys again to the Italians.

"I'm sorry by everything. Already I finished, the time is tyrant", regretted the veteran goalkeeper of the Juventus of Turín, that will not be able to turn into the player with more participations in World-wide and will remain empatado to five with the German Matthäus and the Mexican Carbajal.

"We have failed in something that could be important to social level", analysed Buffon. "The time happens and is tyrant and is just that like this was", added. "I regret that my last party coincide with the elimination of the World-wide". We remember that Gianluigi Buffon debuted with the absolute of Italy in October of 1997, and will hang the gloves after 175 parties, with a very bitter flavour after the elimination.

Italy needs a revolution

In any case, is convinced that the future in the goal of Italy is guaranteeed with the presence of archers like Donnaruma and Perin. "Donnarumma, Perin and all the other", signalled. What is clear is that Italy needs a big revolution, to the equal that other selections like the Dutch, of face to the next years.

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