Italian international goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has played down World Cup injury fears after he was forced off at halftime of Italy’s draw with Paraguay.
It was reported that Buffon felt a twinge in his back during the warm-up and had to be taken off at half-time.
The Juventus star later explained that : “I thought that I had torn a muscle and ruined everything, but it turns out it was just a small strain of the sciatic nerve,”.
“I hope to recover in two days.”