The Italian boss revelled in his side's ability to grind out a win after their unlikely late victory in the Europa League
Head coach Vincenzo Montella extolled the positives after AC Milan's last-ditch 3-2 Europa League win over Rijeka.
Teenager Patrick Cutrone was the late hero at San Siro on Thursday, netting the injury-time winner after visiting Rijeka had overturned a 2-0 deficit in the final 10 minutes.
AC Milan 6/1 to win Europa League
Goals from Boadu Acosty and Josip Elez levelled matters for Rijeka, who had appeared set to steal an unlikely point.