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Conte says late loss to Barca was "a shame"

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BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 2, 2019) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL)

1. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN MANAGER ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING:

"It's a shame, it's a shame because I think for what we did, and what we produced, from what we saw and what we created, we deserved much more than Barcelona. Having said this, congratulations to Barcelona, in the end, the game of the champions shifted the equilibrium, and it's a shame."

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3. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN MANAGER ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING:

"On the one hand, there is a half filled glass for what we demonstrated and our personality. On the other hand, there is a half empty glass with a defeat, zero points in the competition. And this really annoys me and has to really annoy the players, because if we come back and we are happy, this is not the type of mentality that I want to bring and transmit to my guys. But I repeat, it's ok, it's ok to come to Camp Nou and lose, but it's a shame that we lost in this way."

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STORY: Inter Milan manager Antonio Conte did little to hide his frustration on Wednesday (October 2) at his first competitive defeat at the helm of his new club, seeing his side give up a first half lead to lose 2-1 thanks to a Luis Suarez double.

Inter, who lead Serie A after winning all six domestic games under Conte, produced a wonderful first-half display and took the lead in the second minute through Argentine forward Lautaro Martinez.

Barca had struggled to get going but looked more like their usual dominant selves on European nights at the Camp Nou after the break and deservedly pulled level in the 58th minute through a superb swivelling volley from Suarez.

The Catalans caught Inter out on the counter-attack to take the lead in the 84th minute, with captain Lionel Messi feeding Suarez who produced a cool low finish to prompt relieved celebrations among the 86,000 fans in the stadium.

Conte rued his side's missed opportunities to extend their lead when they were the more dominant side in the first half. The tactician felt his side deserved more from the game and wanted his players to feel bitter disappointment at letting Barcelona back into the game when they had looked so comfortable early on.