PHOTO: Donnarumma gets half his wish in shirt-swap with Buffon
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Gianluigi Donnarumma, the 16-year-old shot-stopper emerging as the best story in Serie A this season, endured a bittersweet evening at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday.
The teenager, who said before the contest that he hoped both to win and meet his idol Gianluigi Buffon - and potentially exchange shirts with him - was helpless to stop Paulo Dybala's thunderous goal in Juventus' 1-0 triumph.
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However, after the final whistle, the Milan goalkeeper saw one of his wishes fulfilled: