Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi defended his players after defeat to Roma.

Federico Dimarco had put Inter ahead at San Siro, after an Edin Dzeko goal was ruled offside, but Paulo Dybala's volley and a Chris Smalling header on Lorenzo Pellegrini's free kick turned the game around.

“We know Tuesday will be an important Champions league game (against Barcelona), but it's natural to be disappointed after today's completely undeserved defeat," Inzaghi told DAZN.

“This is football, it was our best performance of the season and we emerged empty-handed, it is a painful one.

“It's what I said in the press conference yesterday, that we need to work more on the details. Our goalkeeper didn't make a save this evening, we hit the woodwork, but evidently what we are doing so far is not enough.

“As a coach, I received a wonderful response from the team in terms of performance, the chances created. It was our best performance of the eight Serie A games this season.

“Unfortunately, we were unable to celebrate with the fans, who cheered us on non-stop, and we're here licking our wounds again."

Asked if he feels his job is at risk, Inzaghi added: “Every coach is at risk, every game and every week. I received a strong response from the squad, that did what it needed to do. We just need to work on the details, as both goals should not have been conceded, for example on the set play we had practiced to start the offside trap and move faster.

“Naturally, defeats never make you feel relaxed, but we analysed the Udinese loss and that was not up to our usual standards. Tonight I saw my Inter again, the team that allowed us to win two trophies last season.

“We got ourselves in this situation and now we need to work hard to get ourselves out of it. You need results to feel confident, at the moment we pay for every little distraction. We all need to do more, starting with myself as coach."