Goalkeeping great Gianluigi Buffon said Italy are being underestimated ahead of the European Championship and that Luciano Spalletti's side have both the talent and attitude to successfully defend their title.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier - Italy Press Conference - FIGC Coverciano Technical Centre, Coverciano, Italy - September 4, 2023 Italy delegation chief Gianluigi Buffon during the press conference REUTERS/Jennifer LorenziniGoalkeeping great Gianluigi Buffon said Italy are being underestimated ahead of the European Championship and that Luciano Spalletti's side have both the talent and attitude to successfully defend their title.
Drawn in one of the tournament's toughest groups - alongside Spain, Croatia and Albania - few fancy their chances of progressing to the knockout stage but Buffon is confident. "This is what surprised me the most and what made me the happiest, seeing their sense of belonging to our nation and the Italy shirt.
Buffon, who played 176 times for Italy and lifted the World Cup in 2006, is serving as head of delegation with the Italian national team at the Euros.
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