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> (defun retrieve-buffer-and-line-at-point()
>   (interactive)
>   ( save-excursion(if(number-at-point) ; check if the cursor is pointing a number of line
>        (setq target (number-at-point)))
>        (call-interactively 'switch-at-point) ; switch to buffer: it works correctly!
>        (if(current-buffer)
>        (goto-line target))))                             ; does nothing???

Your goto-line is inside a save-excursion.
You ARE going there but then going back.