Buffon: Juventus should have had it won after 25 minutes

Juventus lost out to AC Milan in a dramatic Supercoppa Italiana penalty shoot-out, frustrating Gianluigi Buffon.

Gianluigi Buffon feels Juventus should have had the Supercoppa Italiana won after 25 minutes of their match with AC Milan in Doha.

Juve missed out on the trophy, losing 4-3 on penalties after 120 minutes of action had produced a 1-1 draw.


The Italy goalkeeper saved a penalty from Gianluca Lapadula in the shoot-out, but saw his 600th Juve appearance end in disappointment after misses from Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala.

Buffon felt Juve should have had the game won long before that drama, though, pointing to their dominance of the early stages, when Giorgio Chiellini put them ahead, with Gianluigi Donnarumma making a string of other key saves.

"We should have realised that we could have killed off the game in those blistering opening 25 minutes," captain Buffon told the club's TV station.

"Milan were really struggling then and we could have won it. But, after those 25 minutes of domination, it was a very even contest. They showed determination and played well.

"It is a shame, especially as we led both in normal time and on penalties."