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Zenga: Juventus keeper Buffon better than me

Italy goalkeeper legend Walter Zenga has paid tribute to Juventus No1 Gigi Buffon.

Buffon played his 500th game for Juve last night.

"Sometimes people called me 'the best in the world'," Zenga told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"But Gianluigi is stronger than me, and I'd put him in first place.

"Technically he's a complete player, but he also has very important moral qualities as well. He has that in spades.

"He always puts his neck on the line, he dropped down to Serie B [when Juventus were demoted during the Calciopoli scandal].

"I wouldn't be surprised if Buffon was still playing at 45. Maybe not for Juventus, but maybe in the US."

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