Italy: Gianluigi Buffon, first to wear the 2018 home shirt, to celebrate 20 years with Italy

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G. Buffon, Italy-Macedonia (1-1, 9th in the G-Group qualifying for the 2018 World Cup), 06/10/2017 - ©  Getty Images / FIGC

The Italian international goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is the only player in the "squadra azzurra" to have worn the new 2018 home team shirt of the Italian national football team, for the match against Macedonia (1-1, Group G qualification for the 2018 World Cup) on 06/10/2017.

Puma, the FIGC official kit supplier, wanted to present the Italian...

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G. Buffon, Italy-Macedonia (1-1, 9th in the G-Group qualifying for the 2018 World Cup), 06/10/2017 - ©  Getty Images / FIGC

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