Mkhitaryan: We showed character and it was a deserved victory

beat Fiorentina 4-3 thanks to

brace. Barella and Mkhitaryan also each scored one goal.

Mkhitaryan who scored the winning goal in the 95th minute after the game said Inter deserved the three points and they sowed their characters.

“The most important thing was the victory. It doesn’t matter if I scored or someone else, just as long as we picked up three very important points,”

Mkhitaryan told Sky Sport Italia.

Inter was up with two goals but Fiorentina came back from behind to draw 2-2. The home side scored their third goal in the 90th minute to equalize but then Mkhitaryan scored the fourth goal for Inter.

“I think it was a deserved victory, we started strong and then lost our way a little and got tired, but we showed character towards the end and won the game.

“We knew it would not be easy here, as Fiorentina have a lot of quality and are a very attacking side, so it is always tough to play against them. I don’t think it’s logical that they only have 10 points this season, as they play such good football, but we fought to the end and deserved the win.”

Inter is in seventh place with 21 points. They are now five points behind league leaders Napoli with one game more played. Fiorentina is also in 13th place with 10 points.

Inter next will face Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday. Simone Inzaghi’s side will qualify for the knockout stage with a victory.

“I had no energy left in the final 15 minutes, but I wanted to keep going, to fight to the end. We have to take it one game at a time and give our all, not think that we need to preserve energy for the next match.”

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