Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon says Italy must not underestimate their Euros opponents.
Italy will meet Malta and Bulgaria in the coming week.
“We cannot afford to underestimate our opponents anymore, because lately they have been improving a lot and don't concede bucket fulls of goals nowadays," said Buffon.
“On top of that, we have traditionally always struggled in games like this against so-called minnows. We are gambling with qualification between tomorrow and Sunday, so we can't get it wrong.
“We will try to continue our journey trying to always be convincing in terms of result, effort and performance."