Buffon is an Italian football legend, and his career is full of glory and honors. However, once his scooping of the ball had a huge impact on the Serie A standings, almost delaying the birth of a Champions League championship.
That was in a match in Serie A, where Buffon's team drew with their opponents. At the last moment of the game, the opponent player shot hard and scored the goal. Watching the ball fly quickly across the air, Buffon had an idea and reached out and threw the ball out of the door without hesitation. However, in the eyes of the referee, this save was judged as a save from the baseline and the opponent got a chance to corner.
That corner kick became a critical moment that decided the outcome of the game. The opponent player passed the ball into the penalty area, and a teammate jumped high and headed the goal. Buffon made the save with all his might, but the ball was too fast. He could only see the ball fly past his body and hit the goal behind him.
This goal eventually became the terminator of the game, and the score was fixed at 1:0. The loss of this point caused Buffon's team to fall behind the dark horse team in the standings, and the dark horse team eventually won the Serie A championship with this point gap.
Buffon's catch of the ball instantly became a topic, and his penalty for catching the ball and saving the bottom line was widely controversial. Some people think it was a mistake by the referee and the opponent should not have been given the opportunity to corner; while others think that Buffon's previous save did not completely save the ball from the bottom line, so the penalty was correct.
However, in any case, this goal became a turning point in Serie A. In the following games, the dark horse team gradually grew stronger and rose all the way. Buffon's team always fell behind and ultimately couldn't catch up with the dark horse team's points.