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Former Milan "Inter" defender Marco Materazzi talked about the period of his career when he had to play in the club with the scandalous striker Mario Balotelli. According to the Italian, his compatriot had received punches and kicks. In 2010, "Inter" triumphed in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals against "Barcelona", and in one match after the final whistle, M. Balotelli kicked the "Inter" jersey and threw it on the ground. Materazzi was annoyed by the striker and decided to teach the young talent a lesson. "I did give him a bit of a beating, that's true. I love Mario, but that day he really deserved it. Now we are like brothers, but back then Balotelli shouldn't have behaved that way. Throwing the jersey on the ground after the referee's whistle is not the worst thing. Before the match, while everyone was on the club bus, Mario said that he will play poorly today, and I promised to settle it with him if he really behaves that way. During the match, when Balotelli got up from the bench, he immediately shot from a distance, without trying to organize an attack. Diego Milito wanted to send him off. We all believed in Mario, he had scored quite a few goals, but a week after the match against "Barcelona", I asked coach J. Mourinho to let me play against Balotelli during training and a few seconds later I sent him to the dressing room," said M. Materazzi.
