‘F*** you, son of a b***h!’
Romelu Lukaku was seen directing an angry outburst towards Inter Milan teammate Nicolo Barella during their draw away at Sampdoria.
Inter were held to a goalless draw by the relegation-threatened side on Monday night, falling further behind league leaders Napoli, who now sit 15 points ahead at the top of Serie A.
Lukaku’s frustrations were made apparent five minutes before half time and lost it with Barella after Inter lost the ball in the midfield.
Barella threw his hands up in the air, which angered Lukaku, who made his feelings known.
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The Belgian international could be seen shouting at his teammate and waving his finger in the air. According to Football Italia, the forward said to Barella: “Don’t do that, enough with these arms! Do not do that! It’s not good, it’s insulting, now stop!”
His midfielder counterpart didn’t take too kindly to the 29-year-old’s words and fired back, allegedly shouting: “F*** you, son of a b***h!”
Many seemed to defend Lukaku and suggest that Barella was wrong to throw his hands in the air.
One user wrote: “Lukaku telling Barella to stop waving and complaining is his best thing since returning to Inter.”
Lukaku che dice a Barella di smetterla di sbracciare e lamentarsi è la sua migliore cosa da quando è tornato all’Inter. https://t.co/pyUtRUYgV7
— Kleo ⚽️🇺🇸 (@CriticoMilanist) February 13, 2023
Another tweeted: “Lukaku is right.”
Lukaku is right https://t.co/PTEYDnGD0d
— JJ🇯🇵 (@Josejapan1978) February 13, 2023
Manager Simone Inzaghi addressed the bust-up after the game and while he was disappointed with the altercation, confirmed the pair had made up with each other.
“These things happen on the pitch, they shouldn’t happen and I don’t like to see them,” the Inter boss said.
“But they were sat together during the break and are great friends. Obviously, these are incidents I don’t want to see.”
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