The war of words between Marco Materazzi and Rafael Benitez has continued, with the defender commenting on accusations he is a liar.
The Chelsea boss had claimed that the former Inter man was 'lying' [12] when he insisted that he didn't want Jose Mourinho to be replaced by the Spaniard at San Siro.
But the World Cup-winning centre-back has hit back, commending the Premier League club for putting up with the 52-year-old.
“If I am a liar then Benitez is thin,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport. “It would be arrogant of me to say that he will get sacked before [under-fire Roma boss Zdenek] Zeman will, but I'm going to do it anyway.
“I have to say well done to the Chelsea fans.”
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