Cristiano Ronaldo and Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus both each set a record in a 4-1 win against Torino on Saturday.
Gianluigi Buffon has edged out AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini at the top of Italian top flight’s all-time appearance list in the win against Torino.
The 42-year-old made 648 appearances in the league and set a new record since he first joined Serie A’s Parma in 1995.
Teammate Cristiano Ronaldo also reached a milestone in the Turin derby with a free kick, having bagged his 25th goal this season, becoming the first Juve player to score 25 Serie A goals in a season in 59 years since Omar Sivori in the 1960/61 season.
More importantly, the goal from last night brought back his much-needed confidence having missed 42 attempts to score a free kick since he joined the Italian side.
Buffon joined Juventus after playing for Parma for six seasons, and spent a year at Ligue 1 giant Paris Saint-Germain where he made 17 outings. With an added 665 appearances in total, he has set another record for most appearances in Europe’s top five leagues.
He signed a one-year contract extension with Juventus earlier this week.
Juventus received help in their bid for a ninth straight Serie A title later in the day as Ibrahimovic of AC Milan scored one goal and assisted on another in his first start since the coronavirus lockdown against Laio.
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