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Juventus confident Buffon will retire at the club

11 September 2013 - 18:16

<strong>Juventus club administrator Giuseppe Marrotta believes that Italy international Gian Luigi Buffon will finish his footballing career at the Turin club.</strong>

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The 35 year old received a standing ovation from the crowd during Italy's 2-1 win over the Czech Republic as he equalled Fabio Cannavarro's record of most international caps of 136.&nbsp;<br />

"Buffon is a true champion," Juventus club administrator Giuseppe Marotta said to Gazzetta dello Sport. "He is a superlative professional.<br />

"He deserves this recognition.<br />

"My hope and wish is that he can defend Italy and Juve's goal for many years to come.<br />

"I believe and I hope that he will finish his career with Juve and this is the basis for him to remain at Juve for a long time."<br />

Buffon has signed a contract extension earlier this year which will see him stay at the Stadio delle Alpi till 2015.&nbsp;

Written by Prateek Sarkar