Over to football and the 2019 International Champions Cup, Gianluigi Buffon has single-handedly led Juventus into winning the friendly derby d’Italia against Inter Milan, after saving 3 spot kicks in the penalty shootout.
Inter Milan got on the scoresheet in the 10th minute; thanks to Juve’s new big signing Matthijs de Ligt who mistakenly opened their own net. It took almost an hour for the Old Lady to respond, when Cristiano Ronaldo unleashed one of his signature free-kicks, as the ball flicked off a defender and found the top corner.
With the result set at 1-all in regulation, the match went straight to a penalty shootout, where Buffon pulled-off 2 superb saves, before Juve’s other new signings Adrien Rabiot, and Federico Bernardeschi missed their attempts, but the 41-year Old Legend stood tall against Borja Valero, to put Juve on the verge of victory. Merih Demiral then stepped up and converted the last spot-kick to seal the deal for the Bianconeri.