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'He doesn't need to be afraid!' - Inter boss Spalletti explains bizarre Mazzarri handshake

The Nerazzurri manager has played down his post-match meeting on the touchline with a Torino counterpart following a 1-0 victory for his side

Luciano Spalletti insisted Walter Mazzarri had no reason to be afraid after their bizarre handshake following Torino's 1-0 Serie A victory over Inter on Sunday.

Spalletti's intense smile bordered on a grimace as he met Mazzarri with an almost aggressive handshake, captured by television cameras, as his opposite number appeared keen to end the exchange as quickly as possible.

But the Inter boss says his strange behaviour was all down to etiquette.

"I went to greet him, he did not seem to want to shake hands," Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia.