World Cup winner Marco Materazzi was seen furious with his teammates in a 7v7 tournament on Wednesday as they suffered their second defeat of the day.
Materazzi is in North Carolina for the Soccer Tournament, which offers a $1 million prize for the winning team, and is representing his former club, Inter Milan, along with the former Serie A star , Borja Valero.
And the 2006 World Cup winner had a game to forget against Gracie FC, with Materazzi gesturing towards his team-mates and raising his voice during a nightmare first half for his team, in a video taken by Mail Sport.
Playing primarily in defense, Materazzi saw his team go into half-time trailing 4-1, with the former Italian star struggling to hide his emotions at times as his team fell behind.
On one occasion, he put his hands on his head for several seconds after his team missed a chance at the other end (which he helped set up, to be fair).
Marco Materazzi struggled to hide his emotions during a 7v7 tournament in the US.
In the first half, Materazzi sulked with his head in his hands after a missed opportunity.
Later in the game, after Gracie took a 6-4 lead, he shook his head after berating one of his teammates.
To put it in context, Materazzi had not played with the majority of his teammates before Wednesday, and only about a third of this temporary Inter squad appeared for the club’s first team.
At least two players on the team, Jelani Inyama and Oussama Nacer, appear to be professional content creators and are listed as “Inter Friends” on the list. team list.
Materazzi managed to score with a penalty kick, but his team ultimately lost 7-4.
The 50-year-old understandably looked his age at times as he was slow to rise to a challenge and missed the ball before an opposition goal in the first half.
A long line of fans asked for Materazzi’s autographs and photographs after the game.
Materazzi, featured during a legends match in March, played for Inter for a decade in midfield
And he almost played Gracie again with a nervous back pass moments later.
However, Materazzi’s reputation was clearly still intact among fans, who lined up for an autograph after the game.
His team, Inter, will play again tomorrow, but now looks unlikely to get past the group.