The Rossoneri coach was delighted to see his team's resolve after having two men sent off away from home on Wednesday
Vincenzo Montella paid tribute to nine-man AC Milan after their dramatic 1-0 victory at Bologna and singled out substitute Andrea Poli for praise after he played on through injury.
Mario Pasalic scored with one minute left after a superb Gerard Deulofeu assist as the visitors ended a run of four consecutive defeats in dramatic fashion.
The victory came despite Gabriel Paletta being sent off in the first half and Juraj Kucka also seeing red just before the hour-mark.