Goal.com · Jan 31, 2017
Icardi is no traitor: Tardelli defends Inter man after Maradona attack
The Azzurri legend wants Icardi to be judged for on-field matters, while stating his faith that Balotelli can be one of the world's best
World Cup-winning former Italy player Marco Tardelli believes criticism of Mauro Icardi is unjustified.
The Argentine has been the subject of a stinging verbal rebuke from compatriot Diego Maradona over the Inter captain's marriage to the ex-wife of former team-mate Maxi Lopez.
But Tardelli pointed out that he should be judged solely on what he does on the pitch.
"Icardi wants to live his life, he is not a traitor and nobody has to tell him what to think," he said of the 23-year-old to Omnisport .