(CNN) -- Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will be sidelined for three months following successful back surgery in Milan. The Juventus player underwent the operation on Sunday to repair a herniated disc in his back, and said afterwards he is in no hurry to return to action. "I feel relieved now," Buffon told Juventus' official website. "The intervention went well and this gives me faith and serenity. I must not hurry. "I need to take the due time to come back with no trouble and no risk of recurrence." The 32-year-old suffered the injury in Italy's opening World Cup match against Paraguay in Group F, which forced him to miss the rest of the tournament in South Africa.
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Italy star Gianluigi Buffon aims for a successful recovery following a back operation
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Goalkeeper played only one game at World Cup due to a herniated disc
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