{"id":8091,"date":"2012-07-02T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2012-07-02T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T10:59:47","slug":"italy-wept-in-changing-room-says-captain-buffon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8091","title":{"rendered":"Italy wept in changing room, says Captain Buffon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/buffon.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Italy wept in changing room, says Captain Buffon\" width=\"250\" style=\"float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin: 6px;\" \/><\/strong><strong>Kiev<\/strong>: Mario Balotelli may have cried right on the ground after Italy&#8217;s 0-4 defeat to Spain in the Euro 2012 final, but almost the whole Italian team was in tears in the dressing room later, goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Italy continue their 46-year wait for a second European title after goals from David Silva, Jordi Alba, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata gave Spain their third major title in a row.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the changing room, almost all the players were sobbing,&#8221; Buffon said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We thought we could beat the Spaniards in the Euro 2012 final, but it all turned out to be a big illusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Conceding two goals in the final ten minutes was a nightmarish end to the game, Buffon said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to forget the last ten minutes of the match, erase it from my life,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I worried that we&#8217;d concede again and the match would end with a far higher score than 4-0. 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