Antonio Conte insisted Italy “deserved the victory” in Bulgaria and he liked the performance in their 2-2 draw.

“In terms of the performance and the chances created, we deserved the victory,” the Coach told Rai Sport.

“It’s a shame, as we achieved the bare minimum with the utmost effort in an arena that is traditionally difficult.

“I liked the lads, we dominated the game and they were restricted purely to counter-attacks.”

Antonio Conte insisted Italy “deserved the victory” in Bulgaria and he liked the performance in their 2-2 draw.

“In terms of the performance and the chances created, we deserved the victory,” the Coach told Rai Sport.

“It’s a shame, as we achieved the bare minimum with the utmost effort in an arena that is traditionally difficult.

“I liked the lads, we dominated the game and they were restricted purely to counter-attacks.”

Conte was asked about the extremely tense last 48 hours, which saw controversy with Juventus over Claudio Marchisio’s injury and even death threats. Was he more hurt or disappointed?

“You can make your considerations.”

Italy are now second in Group H on 11 points, while Croatia have 13.

Both Ciro Immobile and Matteo Darmian will be suspended for the trip to Croatia.

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