AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini set a record for Serie A appearances today when he took to the field for the 571st time in the Italian league, a day before his son is due to start his career with the club.
Maldini's appearance against Treviso took him past Dino Zoff's record of 570 games and with another season left on his contract the former Italy international could go beyond 600 Serie A games before retiring.
It is the second time that the 37-year-old has broken an appearance record set by former Juventus keeper Zoff.
Maldini also replaced the captain of Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning side as the national side's most capped player, a record he still holds with 126 appearances.
