Buffon sets Juventus record for longest run without conceding in Serie A
Gianluigi Buffon has likely forgotten what it feels like to pick the ball out of his own net.
The Juventus shot-stopper, arguably the greatest of all time at his craft, established a new club record on Friday, extending his run without conceding a Serie A goal to 926 minutes (and counting) with yet another clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Sassuolo.
The remarkable run, the second-best in league history, saw the Italian surpass fellow icon Dino Zoff, who held the previous club record at 903 minutes.
904 - Gianluigi Buffon has not conceded goals for 904 mins, the second-longest streak in the Serie A history. Legend pic.twitter.com/EqYEvIKJFC
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 11, 2016
Buffon now trails only Sebastiano Rossi in the race for the all-time league record, as the former AC Milan 'keeper went 929 minutes without being beaten during the 1992-93 campaign.
In order to surpass his counterpart, Buffon needs to go four minutes without being breached in next week's derby against Torino.
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