May 28, 2014 22:30 By John Cross The veteran keeper believes the Azzuri will go further than the Three Lions and Uruguay in Brazil - and Costa Rica dont even warrant a mention Share Share Tweet +1 Email Valerio Pennicino Class above: Gianluigi Buffon says Italy are better than all their Group D rivals Gianluigi Buffon has turned up the heat on England - after claiming Italy are in a different league. Veteran keeper Buffon, 36, claims his country are ahead of all their Group D rivals and stand the best chance of going all the way. The Juventus star said: “At this moment, Italy are the team who can think about going the furthest compared with England and Uruguay - at least at the start of the tournament. “I think that our national team has become one that is reliable and that manages to win the matches it should win. “The favourites are Brazil, Spain, Germany and Argentina. We are slightly further back.” Buffon says the very least Italy should expect is a quarter final place - but can go even further. England boss Roy Hodgson insists his team can win it but expectation levels have rarely been lower going into a major tournament. Buffon added: “From the quarter-finals onwards we can say it has been a good World Cup and a positive tournament. “But naturally you are never fully satisfied. I don’t feel as if I can say today with certainty that we can reach the final. “Sometimes we manage to cause surprises in the games in which we don’t start as favourites, giving the opposition some headaches. “I’m thinking about Spain, with whom we have drawn twice recently and Brazil, against whom we lost but played a great match.” mirror.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2014/world-cup-2014-gianluigi-buffon-3618860#ixzz334KZMKJS Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 02:45:43 +0000
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