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“Akinfeev can play until the age of 40, but he can’t keep up with Buffon” – ex-CSKA goalkeeper Novikov
Gianluigi Buffon / Photo: © Marco Alpozzi / LaPresse / Keystone Press Agency / Global Look Press
Former CSKA goalkeeper Valery Novikov said that the goalkeeper of the Moscow club Igor Akinfeev will not be able to boast of the sports longevity of the Italian Gianluigi Buffon, who continues his playing career at 45 years old.
On January 29, Buffon turned 45 years old, at the moment he defends the colors of Parma.
I like Buffon, he was on the list of the best goalkeepers in the world when he was younger. Of course, this is a great goalkeeper. Is one of our gatekeepers capable of playing until the age of 45? I think not, because for this the current old-timers will need about 9 more years.
I think that Akinfeev can play up to 40 years, but he can’t keep up with Buffon, RB Sport quotes Novikov as saying.
36-year-old Akinfeev has played 17 matches this season, having played five clean sheets.
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Source: Sportbox
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