We Have Many Friends, Says Ironic Moratti
Inter president Massimo Moratti replied with a joke to the latest news that Catania were appealing to the Lega Calcio to have the result of last Sunday's game overturned...
The Sicilian side are appealing against last weekend's 2-0 defeat against the Nerazzurri due to the fact that Marco Materazzi was fielded even though he missed his national team mid-week game.
Moratti replied with ironic flair to the news.
"We have many friends around Italy - this is one of them," commented the Nerazzurri's chairman to 'TG3 Veneto'.
However, in a more serious tone, Moratti applauded the sporting arbiter, Gianpaolo Tosel, for his decision of reserving judgement, which will most likely go in favour of Inter.
That's because Materazzi had in fact accepted that call-up of Donadoni, but after being visited by the national team's doctors, he was sent back home.
In Italy there is a rule which states that, if a player does not respond to a national team call-up, then he cannot play in the next league game of the following weekend.