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Inter Milan coach Spalletti: Roma draw fair result

Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti says they can be pleased with their 1-1 draw against AS Roma.

Stephan El Shaarawy struck first for Roma at San Siro, but Ivan Perisic's diving header pegged them back.

Spalletti said: "The result is fair, because there were chances for both sides and we didn't do well to attack while remaining organised at the back. That is our Achilles heel.

“We always leave the full-backs too wide and it becomes a problem when defending. After taking the lead, Roma decided to defend deeper and didn't leave any spaces between their midfield and defence, as they just saw in the final third. They allowed us to move the ball around in midfield and tried to go on the counter, which is how they scored their goal.

“In the second half, we were more organised and patient. There is the risk that you can push too many men forward and leave the gaps at the back, but we did well and slowly dug our way back into the game."

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