Buffon submitted his resignation after the federation president Gabriele Gravina did the same. "Now that President Gravina has decided to step down, I feel free to do what I consider a responsible act, because, despite my sincere belief that I built so much in terms of team spirit with Rina Gattuso and all my collaborators, in the very short time available to the national team, the main goal was to bring Italy back to the World Cup. And we did not succeed. It is right to leave those who come after me the freedom to choose the person they consider best for my role," stated Buffon. He emphasizes that representing the national team is an honor and a passion for him. "I tried to interpret my role by putting all my energy into it, examining all sectors to be a link, a connection for dialogue and synergy between the different youth teams, striving to structure, together with various managers, a project that starts with the very young and reaches all the way to the U21 team. All this to rethink the way we nurture talents for the future senior national team. I requested and obtained the inclusion of several key, very experienced individuals, who, together with the already present skills, bring these necessary changes with a medium and long-term vision. I keep all of this in my heart, with gratitude for the privilege and the lessons that this intense experience, even in its painful epilogue, has left me," Buffon concluded. We recall, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team defeated Italy on penalties on Tuesday at Bilino Polje and qualified for the World Cup.