Buffon set for final Juventus bow

Italy great Gianluigi Buffon will take his final bow in goal for Juventus tomorrow at the end of a 17-year stint with the Serie A champions.

The 40-year-old's 640th Serie A game will be against Verona in the Allianz Stadium before he steps aside to consider the next move in his already storied career.

"Saturday will be my final match for Juventus and to end this journey with two cups... and the entire Bianconeri world by my side, will be very special," said the former Italian international.

Buffon captained Juventus to a seventh straight Serie A title and fourth consecutive Italian Cup triumph this season.

"Gigi has been with us all the way on this long and eventful rollercoaster ride of a journey," said club president Andrea Agnelli.

"When we descended into Hell in 2006 (demoted to Serie B after a match-fixing scandal), he stayed with us and played his part in our return to Paradise.

"We will be forever grateful for his loyalty." Apart from Buffon's emotional farewell, the match will have no significance on this season with Juventus already crowned Serie A champions for the 34th time last Sunday in Rome while Verona have been relegated.

After the official awards ceremony, the match will be followed by an opentop bus tour by the all-conquering champions through the streets of Turin.

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