While it was nice to have his talents recognised, he admitted his over-riding emotion was disappointment at the result.

“I am grateful for the things people have said about my play, but, for me, it would be a much better thing if they were talking about a draw or a win for us,” he said.

“Of course, it is good to know you have played a good game, but we want to win. I think that could have been the case, because we played good football and we are unlucky to have lost.”

A veteran of European campaigns for four different clubs in four different countries, Nemsadze accepts Dundee now have an extremely difficult task to turn the tie round in the second leg in Perugia next month.

However, he has pledged every member of the Dark Blues squad will give it their best shot.

“It is going to be very hard for us, because they have good players. We will try hard and in football you must never say never. If we get a goal then things can happen for us.”

Even if Dundee do exit the competition at this stage, Nemsadze believes the European adventure will prove a valuable experience for many of his younger team-mates.

“These are the games we want to be involved in every year, and we will learn from this. Wilkie, Rae, Mair, Mackay and so many others now know they can do well against very good teams and this will be good for them.”

Meanwhile, there was praise for Dundee from UEFA delegate Teuvo Holopainen for the handling of the arrangements for the game.

Before leaving last night, the Finn, who is required to report on all aspects of the tie, made a point of seeking out Dens operations manager Jim Thomson to commend the effort that had been put in to ensure everything went smoothly.

“He said that everything was as well organised and professionally run as he had seen at a European match. He doesn’t have to tell us what he thinks, so it was good of him,” said Thomson.

“It was a nice pat on the back, because people maybe do not realise just how much work goes in to make sure these occasions do run to plan.”