Gianluigi Buffon (b. Carrara, 1978) will again cross paths with Spainin a major international competition. The 'Azzurri' captain has no problem labelling 'La Roja' as "the best national team in the world", but he warns that here in Brazil, there will be no repeat of the type of game played between them at Euro2012. "We're going to be hard to beat," he warns.
Question: Playing Spain again…?
Answer: Yes. We've played each other in the past two European Championships and we're playing again… Spain is always a tough opponent, but we aren't scared.
Q: Do you know how you're going to approach the match?
A: We haven't spoken about it yet, but we have a clear-cut plan. Right now, Spain is the strongest team in the world and we have to contain its midfield. We have to play a very serious game, remain focussed and try not to let their players get comfortable on the ball. I think that we're going to play a great game.
Q: What type of game are you expecting?
A: I'm sure that it's going to be a very evenly-matched game. I don't expect it to be, but I hope it isn't like the last time we met. There will be no repeat of our game at Euro2012 and we're going to give our all to reach the final. We know that Spain is currently the stronger team, but Italy is a good team too and we're going to put up a fight. Everyone can be sure that Spain is going to have to work very hard to beat us.
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