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Salvatore Sirigu

Salvatore Sirigu (born 12 January 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and Italy national football team. Since 2010 he has been a regular member of the Italian national team, selected for major tournaments such as UEFA Euro 2012 and 2014 FIFA World Cup, and is widely considered as the heir-apparent of Gianluigi Buffon.

Sirigu was selected by Cesare Prandelli as his second-choice goalkeeper for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, Buffon received an ankle injury during training and Sirigu played the opening group game against England in Manaus on 14 June. He made several decisive saves which contributed to the 2–1 Italian victory. Buffon returned to the team for the remaining two group games, which saw Italy eliminated.

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