Intro:

Italy and Bulgaria get ready to take on Bulgaria in their fifth Group H European Championships qualifier in Sofia

Script:

SOUNDBITE (Italian): Gianluigi Buffon, Italy goalkeeper and captain:

"The Bulgaria strikers, I know that they have created difficulties in previous matches. As a squad, Bulgaria played matches which showed great dribbling skills and tactics, so we have a lot of respect for them."

SOUNDBITE (Italian): Antonio Conte, Italy manager:

"(Claudio) Marchisio (midfielder for Juventus) is an important player, we all know this very well. But (Andrea) Bertolacci (midfielder for Genoa) is also excellent."

SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Ivaylo Petev, Bulgaria coach:

"For tomorrow's match , it is important for us to to go on the pitch and be active in the midfield and slowly, step by step, gain confidence and play a good match."

SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Valeri Bojinov, Bulgaria coach:

"They (Italy) are great players, they play very nice football, we need to defend well and we hope that we won't be disappointed tomorrow."