Daniele De Rossi converted an early penalty and was later sent off as Italy beat Bulgaria 1-0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier which saw goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon win his 150th cap for the hosts on Sunday. De Rossi scored with a twice-taken penalty in the sixth minute but blotted his copybook early in the second half when he was dismissed after clashing with Iliyan Mitsanski, who was also sent off. Buffon, who won his first cap in a World Cup qualifier away to Russia in 1997, rescued Italy with a difficult save from Giorgi Milanov in stoppage time. The win took Italy top of Group H with 18 points from eight games and kept them on course for a top-two finish which would ensure a place in France next year.Daniele De Rossi's penalty moves Italy top of Euro 2016 qualifying groupRoma midfielder then sees red for kicking out at Bulgaria's Ilian MicanskiMicanski is also sent-off for his part in fracas at Estadio Renzo BarberaGianluigi Buffon made his 150th international appearance for the Azzurri
_ stepped up and, although his first effort was ruled out for encroachment, he kept his cool on the second attempt, again sending his shot low to the Mitrev's left. Todor Nedelev then gave _ a fright when he curled a shot just over the crossbar. Buffon came to the rescue for the first time in the 18th minute with a superb save to block _'s low shot on the counterattack.