Danilo D'Ambrosio drew first blood in the first half with Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez both scoring twice after the break as Inter hit five past the Ukraine Premier League champions.
Conte believes the Serie A side made Shakhtar look average and was quick to hail his side’s performance.
“I think we reached the Final playing against a team that we made look less strong than it was, but Shakhtar have a lot of talent and we stopped them playing with the pressing all over the pitch,” the Italian coach told Sky Sport Italia.
“They have a lot of quality in their passing, also pace, but we did well to force them into defending, which we know full well they aren’t as comfortable with as keeping the ball.
“We played with courage, had the right plan, played a very European game in the right way and the players deserve all the credit. It was a super performance and we made Shakhtar look average.”
Conte’s men will now face Sevilla, a team that have won the competition a record six times, in the Europa League final on Friday.
The former Chelsea coach added: “It’s satisfying for everyone. The most important thing for me is that many lads are playing this type of game for the first time. They are gaining experience at an important level in a tournament that Italy have not been protagonists in for a long time.”
“Sevilla have a great deal of experience, I think they won it four times in the last six or seven years. However, we have enthusiasm, hunger and the desire to amaze people.”
“Now we need to rest, recuperate and try to give some joy to the Inter fans, who I think will be proud of these lads, because they are giving their heart and soul.”
“As I always said, we have to leave the field with no regrets. We must know that we’ve given our all, done everything we possibly could, so if we do lose, it’s because the opponents were better.”
Inter’s 5-0 result against Shakhtar was the biggest semi-final victory since Milan crushed Real Madrid in the 1988-89 European Cup by the same scoreline.
And the Nerazzurri became the first Italian team to qualify for the Europa League final since Parma in 1999.
