The Azzurri captain was proud of his team but struggled to believe how they went down to Joachim Low's side at the death, with Jonas Hector scoring the winning spot-kick
A gutted Gianluigi Buffon struggled to believe Italy bowed out of Euro 2016 despite Germany missing three penalties in the shoot-out.
Jonas Hector converted the winning spot-kick as Germany claimed a 6-5 shoot-out win after the 1-1 draw in Bordeaux on Saturday.