FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - Serie A - US Sassuolo Calcio vs Juventus - Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy - September 17, 2017 Juventus’ Gonzalo Higuain in action with Sassuolo's Francesco Acerbi REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
MILAN (Reuters) - Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi has played every minute of every match for the Italian club since Oct. 18 2015 without being injured, suspended, substituted or dropped.
On Sunday, the 29-year-old, who was twice treated for testicular cancer earlier in his career, reached a remarkable milestone as he completed his 100th consecutive full game in all competitions in the 1-0 Serie A win at Sampdoria.
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