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671:1962–63
667:Serie A
649:1958–59
645:1956–57
641:1954–55
637:1950–51
633:Serie A
622:Honours
559:captain
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467:Serie A
455:1963–64
443:1959–60
431:Serie A
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1390:Janich
1340:Rivera
1300:Sívori
1230:Radice
1205:Buffon
1106:12 May
1062:30 May
1039:25 May
685:: 1963
555:France
547:capped
83:Height
76:Majano
1430:Mazza
1380:David
840:RSSSF
579:Chile
535:Ivrea
479:final
439:Genoa
268:Italy
240:Total
228:Ivrea
174:Genoa
106:Years
42:Milan
1270:Mora
1220:Losi
1108:2017
1086:2016
1064:2018
1041:2017
1018:2015
992:2016
970:2014
943:2014
917:2017
894:2019
872:2014
816:2018
789:2018
759:2016
730:2015
503:Dida
433:for
415:FIFA
116:Apps
110:Team
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251:(0)
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