Gianluigi Buffon rues missed chances

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has admitted that he side need to be more clinical in front of goal following today's 1-1 draw with Croatia.

The veteran shotstopper praised his side's performance in the wake of the Euro 2012 clash, but rued their missed chances.

He told Rai Sport: "We should have taken the chances we had in the first half, but it is true that Croatia are a good side and it is not easy to score against them.

"It is a shame that we drew the match, we defended really well and we suffered a goal in one of the few chances that Croatia had.

"But we are satisfied with our approach and we played a good match."

It was the Azzurri's second 1-1 draw of the tournament, meaning that they must defeat the Republic of Ireland in their final group game to stand a chance of qualifying for the next round.