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Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has spoken about his anger following rumours that he is involved in the Calcioscommesse match-fixing scandal gripping Italy, AFP reported.

The rumours were sparked by something he said previously when talking about teams playing for a draw when the result suits them both.

Buffon was speaking out in support of his Juventus coach Antonio Conte, who is under investigation for match-fixing related to his time as Siena coach last season.

He is accused of having been aware that a match between Siena and Novara was fixed to end in a draw.

"If it's true the investigators want to talk to me then you should tell me," Buffon told journalists from Italy's pre-Euro 2012 training camp near Florence.

"You always know these things first so tell me as you know everything before those involved."

Buffon was alluding to the fact that the Italian press were aware of the pre-dawn raid on Italy's base by police on Monday in which a search warrant was issued against full-back Domenico Criscito.

Nineteen people were arrested in co-ordinated raids up and down the country and yet the local press seemed to have word of them before they happened.

Buffon described that as "shameful" but what has really upset him is his own credibility being called into question.