Italy coach Roberto Mancini admitted some frustration with their victory over Finland.
The Azzurri won their Euro qualifier 2-1 through a Lazio striker Ciro Immobile goal and a Jorginho, of Chelsea, penalty.
"There was a little bit of suffering, but we created it ourselves. We were dominating the game and gave away the ball cheaply. The lads did very well overall, although we had a few scares when it was 1-1," Mancini told Rai Sport.
We must try to improve, these games are tough and make us get stronger. It's very positive to dominate away from home when making five changes from the last match, so we have a lot of talent to draw from."
Teemu Pukki earned and converted a penalty to temporary equalise after a Stefano Sensi foul.
Our intention is to always attack. Naturally, that means you're going to allow a few chances. We gave away the penalty on a ball that we shouldn't have misplaced, so they put some pressure on, but we got back in front, had several more scoring opportunities, so it was a good performance."
