Buffon Breaks Serie A Record For Most Minutes Without Conceding

Published 03/21/2016, 3:58 AM EDT

Follow Us

Juventus’ 1-4 win over rivals Torino saw veteran ‘keeper Gianluigi Buffon break a 22 year old record set by Sebastiano Rossi for the most minutes without conceding. Sunday’s match saw Buffon completing 974 minutes without conceding a goal, with Sampdoria’s Antonio Cassano the last player to beat the Italian no. 1.

Sebastiano Rossi, under Fabio Capello had previously gone 929 minutes without conceding, beating Dino Zoff’s previous record of 903 minutes. But Buffon, after a rough start to the season has been a rock for Juventus as they lead the Serie A Table. In the 28 matches Juventus have played in the league, Buffon has made  42 saves, keeping 17 clean sheets in total. Only Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid has more clean sheets in the league across Europe, with 19 clean sheets.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Dhruv George

14,311Articles

One take at a time

Dhruv George is a senior Formula One and NASCAR analyst for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.
Show More>