“We didn’t talk to him.” Materazzi told about Zidane’s blow to the chest

Former defender of the Italian national team Marco Materazzi told about the incident with Zinedine Zidane in the final of the 2006 World Cup, where a conflict occurred between the players.

Italy and France met in the final. In the 110th minute of the match, a verbal altercation arose between Materazzi and Zidane, after which Zidane hit the Italian with his head in the chest.

“It’s been a long time, and to be honest, we haven’t talked to him. I didn’t have such an opportunity, but to be honest, I’m ready to talk to him. He is still a great football player.

We can also discuss what happened 18 years ago, and simply clarify a lot of football issues. We are professionals,” said Materazzi in an interview with Liam Solomon.

In 2006, Italy became the world champion, defeating the French national team in a series of post-match penalties. That world championship was the first and so far the only one for the Ukrainian national team, which just lost to the Italians in the quarterfinals.