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Published 09:04 1 Jun 2017 BST
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Casillas achieved the same status for Real Madrid as Buffon did for Juve, and the pair have the utmost respect for one another.
And while both of them continue to perform acts of heroic goalkeeping well into the autumn of their respective careers, retirement looms large.
And Casillas, now at Porto, has named the shot-stopper who should replace Buffon between the sticks at Juventus when his time at the club comes to an end.
The Spaniard has advised Massimiliano Allegri to take AC Milan 'keeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, to the Juventus Stadium this summer before sending him out on loan to earn some valuable experience.
"They should take Donnarumma," Casillas told La Gazzetta dello Sport, via Football Italia.
"Leave him on loan for a year or two until Gigi retires and then bring him to Turin. If I were to bet on a young goalkeeper it would be him.
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