AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes believes that the Diavolo are on the right path to improvement despite their recent results and revealed the team’s mission to continue fighting for a Europa League spot.

The Rossoneri are currently in 10th place on the Serie A table with 35 points following their 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina on Monday, leaving them 10 points outside of the top five, but the 32-year-old is confident that the San Siro outfit can turn things around in the coming weeks and end the season on a positive note.

Mexes spoke to Milan Channel about AC Milan’s loss to Fiorentina and their bad luck with closing out games, while also commenting on the club’s objective to keep improving in order to secure as many points as possible.

“We have to take the positives out of this match, unfortunately we underestimated the skill of our opponents again and ended up paying for it,” said the Frenchman.

“However, we have seen a purposeful Milan that has tried to play the ball as much as possible. We are Milan and we must continue on that road.

“After we scored against Fiorentina we had lowered our guard too much and lacked in defence, there was also a lack of confidence due to a fear of conceding a late goal like we did against Hellas Verona.

“Seeing our recent results you might think that we have been in big trouble on the field but that is not the case.

“We definitely have to work on a few areas of our game, like defending set pieces and our ability to avoid conceding goals. We need to show a bit more strength and determination.

“We must step up, we’re missing a lot points. It’s been a difficult season for everyone. We have to try to win as many games as possible starting on Saturday against Cagliari.

“Our objective is the Europa League? It’s key, Milan cannot stay out of Europe for too long.

“Our injured players? We need everyone because we are in this together and we will come out of this together.”