In the Buffon family, I ask for the son Louis. While his father Gianluigi Buffon is a football legend, world champion in 2006 with Italy and ten times Italian champion with Juventus (12 times if we count the retired titles), the young winger has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. To take away a little from him, his position as a winger prevents certain comparisons with his father on the style of play since the latter was a goalkeeper. There is also the sporting nationality since the young Louis Buffon has for the moment chosen to play with the Czech Republic, the country of his mother, the Czech model Alena Šeredova.
“Among the Azzurri, the weight of the family name would have crushed him. You could have said he had been jacked. Expectations would have been immediately high. This way he can approach the matter with composure. And when he's old enough, nothing will stop him from choosing Italy later“, declared his father in an interview for the Republic. Launched in U18 and now in U19 with the young Czechs, he was also able to make his professional debut with his club Pisa. Last year, he had an excellent season in Primavera with the young team (8 goals in 28 matches). At the same time, he played 6 minutes in Serie B with the club which had obtained promotion to Serie A.
Louis Buffon already gets everyone in agreement
If Pisa's start to the season is not exceptional since the Tuscan club is last with 2 points – but is only one unit behind first non-relegation Fiorentina – Louis Buffon continues his apprenticeship at a brisk pace. On Sunday October 5 against Bologna, he played 13 minutes despite his team's 4-0 defeat. An entry which comes 30 years after his father's great debut, on November 19, 1995 with Parma against AC Milan (0-0). A few days earlier, he was also able to return against Torino (1-0 defeat) in the Italian Cup. Returns which have caused a lot of waiting and which should bring others. In any case, in Pisa, we are already under the spell of the native of Turin.
“I see him work every day, he deserved his debut”confided his coach Alberto Gilardino, a former teammate of his father in the selection, after the match against Bologna. Pisa sporting director David Baira who was honored during the Palermo Football Meeting also had strong words towards Louis Buffon: “Louis Buffon's debut is neither a coincidence nor a surprise to me, but rather the result of a journey that has seen him progress quickly from youth teams to the first team, despite being only 17 years old. Louis has incredible humility. So much so that I often tell him that he needs to be more daring, but in that regard, he is progressing. This summer he almost felt like a guest training with the first team, now he understood that he was part of it. It's a mental step that will help him assert himself, especially since he has a lot of talent.»
“Louis is already physically ready and built to play in Serie A. He also has the mentality to reach the top, with an unusual maturity for a boy of his age. Technically and tactically, he has started to make significant progress: we firmly believe in his abilities“, he continued. The young hopeful Louis Buffon even saw his exposure go beyond Italy. Louis Buffon's big debut in Serie A prompted FIFA President Gianni Infantino to react on his social networks: “football is a big family, a story made of cyclical emotions. This is why I am delighted to welcome the Serie A debut of Louis Thomas Buffon, son of the legendary Gianluigi Buffon, winner of the 2006 World Cup with Squadra Azzurra. As they say in Italy: blood does not lie.» While the Maldini family is the reference in Italy, the Buffon family is also beginning its dynasty.
