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Buffon: I'm moved seeing Balotelli making final effort with Genoa

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Buffon: I'm moved seeing Balotelli making final effort with Genoa
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Juventus legend Gigi Buffon is happy seeing former Italy teammate Mario Balotelli back in Serie A.

Buffon is pleased to see the 34 year-old making a final career effort with Genoa.

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He told Il Corriere della Sera: "He lost his way a bit because he lost focus on the real goal: becoming the champion he had the potential to be.

“But seeing him at 34 with Genoa, still trying, moves me.“

Buffon also revealed he turned down a late career move to Atalanta: "Atalanta wanted me.

“(Gian Piero) Gasperini wrote me a WhatsApp message: ‘With you, we’ll win the Champions League.’ But Pirlo convinced me to stay at Juve.”