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Legendary Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has hailed 16-year-old AC Milan prodigy Gianluigi Donnarumma as "a great keeper," and admits he is impressed by the youngster's ability to handle the pressure placed on him at such a young age. In October, Donarrumma became the youngest goalkeeper ever to start a match in Italy's top division, and has since been a bright spot in an up-and-down campaign for the Rossoneri this season. Speaking at AIC's Oscar del Calcio gala, Buffon, while collecting his 12th goalkeeper of the year award, couldn't hold back his admiration for his young namesake. "He [Donnarumma] is definitely a top goalkeeper," Buffon, who debuted for Parma at age 17, told reporters on Monday. "To be 16-years-old and able to handle that kind of media pressure is important and rare. "I'm happy, because he's being protected and growing adequately, despite the enormous pressure that has been created for him."
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