Canavarro is the most capped Italian player after Gianluigi Buffon .
In total , Cannavaro made 136 appearances for Italy between 1997 and 2010 , scoring 2 goals , making him the second most capped Italian player of all time , behind only Gianluigi Buffon ; he currently holds the most appearances for Italy as captain , wearing the armband on 79 occasions.
Fabio Cannavaro