Gianluigi Buffon has revealed that he could have moved to Roma
before joining Juventus but Giallorossi President Franco Sensi
opted to sign Ivan Pelizzoli instead.
The Bianconeri goalkeeper, widely regarded as the best shot-stopper
in the world, joined La Vecchia Signora from Parma in 2001 for a
world-record goalkeepers fee of £32m.
At the time Roma were also searching for a new man between the
sticks to challenge Francesco Antonioli. In the end Sensi decided
to plump for 20-year-old Atalanta youngster Ivan Pelizzoli, who at
the time was regarded as one of the best young keepers in Europe.
Pelizzolis time in Rome was a complete disaster and his career has
since nosedived.
When I decided to leave Parma, I wanted to come to Rome and not
Turin, revealed Buffon.
However Sensi preferred Pelizzoli because he was
younger.
