Azzurri veterans Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli believe they can still qualify for the 2018 World Cup despite a poor performance in Madrid
Gianluigi Buffon remains confident Italy will qualify for the 2018 World Cup despite their disappointing 3-0 defeat to Spain in Madrid on Saturday.
The top two sides in Group G went head-to-head at the Santiago Bernabeu in the seventh round of qualification fixtures and it was the 2010 champions who prevailed thanks to Isco and Alvaro Morata.
Defeat leaves Italy three points behind their illustrious rivals with three games remaining - the Azzurri facing Israel, Macedonia and Albania.