“I risked the semi-final… for table tennis”

One of the most beautiful stories in Italian football risked being compromised due to… a ping pong match! Gigi Buffon told it in the last episode of La Tripletta (watch the full episode): during a challenge with Barone in the national team retreat on the eve of the semi-final of the 2006 World Cup, the Italian goalkeeper risked injuring his foot after reacting badly to the defeat suffered against his teammate.