ITALY goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is good at pretty much everything – apart from swinging from a crossbar.
The Juventus legend wanted to celebrate his country’s impressive 2-0 victory against Belgium.
So he decided to run the full length of the pitch to jump and swing from the crossbar.
But it doesn’t go quite as he planned.
The 38-year-old’s grasp on the goal frame was not as good as he thought and when he jumped up, he fell almost immediately back to the ground.
AWKWARD: Buffon failed miserably when he tried to swing from a crossbar
He later admitted the fall had hurt, but showed no sign of it at the time as he jumped up again to celebrate in front of the fans.
Speaking after the game, Buffon said: “We won in the only way we can. It was a sign of humility and awareness. Our organisation came from the coach.”
He added: “We must stay humble. This can’t be a pyrrhic victory, we must now look to Sweden.”
Sunderland’s Emanuele Giaccherini scored the opener with a clinical finish before Graziano Pellé put the game to rest with a sublime volley.
OUCH: The Juventus legend said the fall hurt
Belgium for their part were rather flat, despite boasting the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne going forward.
While the match had little problems, Euro 2016 has been marred by fan violence.
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