Sassuolo fought back from a goal down to lead 2-1 before Bryan Cristante's equaliser.
Mourinho said, "When you're losing at 90 minutes and then you draw, the emotional dynamic changes. If people say to me before the game 'you'll draw', I'd say no. The same at the end of the first half and at half-time, but at the 90th minute I say it's ok. I can compare this match with the losses to Bologna, Verona and Venezia.
“These are games that have many similarities in the last ten minutes. We had chances to draw, 1 point in each is 4 points more. The draw wasn't the result we wanted, but at least it gives us the chance to feel that we haven't lost. Am I thinking of more points? Certainly. We could have won against Genoa. We could have had more points."
He continued: “Yes, ten minutes, even with an extra man, is not enough to change. To come here and have 50-50 or 49-51 possession is not football. That means we had more stability at the back, mainly Kumbulla gave us that quality. I think in the first part of the game we lacked order and discipline.
“Every time the ball came to Vina and Karsdorp, there were few options to play inside and we were practically playing the deep ball which they often anticipated.
“Felix in seventy minutes didn't have a chance. In the last part of the game even with 11, the team was improving. The point is well deserved. Frustration because we came here to win, but in the end we'll see how many we have."
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