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Buffon: Italy can handle Prandelli departure

Juventus goalkeeper Gig Buffon says Italy could cope if Cesare Prandelli walked away after the World Cup.

The Azzurri coach cannot guarantee staying on after Brazil.

"It's not a problem because, like at a club, professional relationships can come to an end. It seems that we are all being gripped by an untimely anxiety," said Buffon.

"With all due respect, we have a World Cup to think about. Our attention needs to be towards that.

"Could Antonio Conte take over? Conte hasn't said that he is leaving Juventus.

"I didn't think there could be candidates for the job already, even if it is normal that a Coach at a certain level would aspire to such a job.

"A lot of people would make themselves available for the job and I think a new Coach could be found as quickly as four or five days after the World Cup is over."

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