The Italian's booked their place at Euro2008 after winning in Scotland on Saturday night, Buffon said: "Now there are quite a few months to go before the finals. The minimum objective is to get past the first round, but then we'll see what happens.

"I am ready to bet on this squad, as it has everything needed to continue surprising everyone on the main stage.

"We deserved this success, obviously. One would be foolish to suggest otherwise. In the second half we were under pressure and that was inevitable, seeing as Scotland had to win at all costs.

"In my view we deserved to seal up the win in the first half, as Antonio Di Natale's goal should not have been disallowed and the Scottish equaliser was offside. Never mind, we are accustomed to suffering and difficult situations don't frighten us."

The players have all made a point of dedicating this win to Coach Roberto Donadoni, who was constantly on the verge of dismissal since the moment he took over.

"We are happy for him and he deserved this great achievement. They tell me he got very emotional in the locker room, but I did not see that," continued Buffon.

"It was not easy to replace Marcello Lippi, but he took full responsibility. He convinced us because he is a great Coach and a consistent man who knows how to make the right decisions at the right time.

"He certainly worked well both for the present and the future. Continuing this way we can have some more wonderful moments in Austria and Switzerland, considering how much we have improved over the past year."