Footage shows Romelu Lukaku calling Nicolo Barella a 'son of a b****' in furious altercation
The Milanese outfit travelled to 19th placed Sampdoria holding a comfortable second placing in the Serie A table as they fight it out to secure a Champions League berth for the 2023/24 campaign.
With the score still goalless, a misplaced pass in the midfield was enough to get Barella ranting and raving, throwing his arms up in the air in disbelief.
That's nothing new for the Italian, who has frequently showed displeasure towards his teammates in recent matches. This time, though, it seemed to strike a nerve with Lukaku.
The striker was caught on camera very angrily shouting at Barella and wagging his finger in disapproval.
“Don’t do that, enough with these arms! Do not do that! It’s not good, it’s insulting, now stop!” Lukaku demanded, per FootballItalia.
The much smaller midfield clearly chimed back in response, because Lukaku then continued: “f*** you, son of a bitch!”
The pair then continued to ramble on at each other off camera, however, it is unclear what was said from that point.
VIDEO: Lukaku and Barella's furious interaction
Aria arcobaleno in casa Inter.
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Lukaku chiama figlio di puttana Barella. Tutto sotto controllo. pic.twitter.com/FJGFADMaLR
Clima tá tenso na Inter... Lukaku ficou chateado com as broncas que levou do Barella e respondeu: “Nico, Nico! Não faças mais isso. Não faças. Chega! Vá tomar no c*, filho da put*."pic.twitter.com/ju1ZRvl63Y
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