Balotelli: Totti called me a ni**er

(GSM) – Mario Balotelli has revealed his opinion on the incident with Francesco Totti. The Internazionale striker claims that the Roma captain racially abused him.

The Roma talisman saw red in the Coppa Italia final after a horrific kick at ‘Super Mario’ and later insisted the teenager is an instigator and had repeatedly insulted him during the match.

“Ni**er… yes, that’s what he said,” Balotelli is quoted as saying in today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

Totti also insisted that Balotelli had been similarly offensive towards him during the last match between Inter and Roma at the San Siro.

“If he says that, it means that his gesture was premeditated and he was harbouring rancour,” Balotelli’s agent, Mino Raiola, told La Gazzetta.

“I don’t like it. Mario has sworn that he did not offend anyone. He admits he just said to him ‘enough with kicks, don’t be a child and let’s play football’.

“Nothing more, then Totti did the rest. I think that racist people are ignorant.

“If it was a premeditated gesture, he should get a six-month ban, not just a suspension in the Coppa Italia.

Finally, Raiola revealed that Balotelli has his opinion on why Totti lashed out at him.

Mario’s words were: “Totti was the best striker, I’m not surprised he took it out on me as now I am the best…”