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De Rossi: I'd rather Buffon saved his blunders for Juventus!

Daniele De Rossi has defended Gianluigi Buffon following his mistake in Italy's 1-1 draw with Spain on Thursday.

The veteran goalkeeper completely missed an interception to allow Vitolo to give the visitors the lead early in the second half in Turin, though De Rossi equalized from the penalty spot after Sergio Ramos fouled Eder.

De Rossi insists that Buffon remains the best in history in his position, though he felt a tinge of regret that he has kept any such blunders for Juventus to a minimum.

"The best goalkeeper in history can make mistakes, too — otherwise, he'd be a machine," the Roma midfielder told Rai Sport.