Totti blasts Balotelli after red card

(GSM) – Roma captain Francesco Totti has admitted that tension got the better of him last night, but accused Internazionale striker Mario Balotelli of fomenting trouble.

Totti kicked Balotelli from behind and was sent off late in the second half as Roma lost 1-0 to Inter by virtue of a goal from Diego Milito.

“Moments of anxiety can happen in a game and in such important moments. You can’t always ignore very offensive insults on the pitch, direct and indirect that try to dirty a city and an entire people,” Totti said.

“Above all when the continuous flow of insults always comes from the same person who makes systematic provocation his calling card.

“I hit Balotelli because he insulted me twice and then for what he did last year at San Siro. I haven’t forgotten.”

Totti is expected to receive a two-to-three match ban for his horrific actions.