Italy was unspectacular in the 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifying defeat of Malta, but Antonio Conte is just relieved it won.
Antonio Conte was only concerned about the result as Italy produced an unremarkable display but still clinched a slender 1-0 win over Malta in Thursday's Euro 2016 qualifier.
"No one gives you anything here [in international football]," Conte told Rai Sport. "Playing against Azerbaijan and Malta is tough, as experienced by Croatia today.
"Everywhere football is evolving and there is no such thing as a team you just walk over."
After Croatia's 0-0 draw with Azerbaijan earlier in the day, Italy was given the opportunity to go level on 15 points with the Group H leaders if it could emerge victorious, which it ultimately managed to do.