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Inter Milan boss Conte mixed emotions after defeating Fiorentina in 7-goal thriller

Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte was delighted with their 4-3 win over Fiorentina.

Inter were trailing twice at San Siro, scoring two goals at the 87th and 89th minutes to win 4-3.

“The three points are certainly important, but it's only fair to evaluate the entire performance too," Conte told DAZN.

“The positive is that we scored four goals and created many chances to get more. I think their goalkeeper (Bartlomiej) Dragowski did really well. We attacked in numbers and created problems for Fiorentina, but at the same time we weren't focused enough to deal with their counter-attacks.

“The lads know we need to improve on this, as we must attack and defend in numbers. Balance is the key to everything, we were unbalanced at times this evening and paid for those mistakes.

“We must try to defend by going forward, not sitting back on our goalkeeper's lap. We want to press the opposition. It was (Aleksandar) Kolarov's first game, (Danilo) D'Ambrosio was playing as a centre-back, but the whole team has to work the right way.

“I was impressed by the way we attacked today, even if I think we had a few too many players going forward and that left some gaps for Fiorentina to counter into. We need to pay closer attention."

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