Giuseppe Materazzi told Leggo: “The dream of Marco was always to play for and captain Inter. Even without the armband, Marco is the symbolic leader of Inter
“But it’s true he could have joined Milan.
“It was when Walter Samuel had just been signed. Marco was worried about his place in the team and also had concerns with the coaching. He wanted to play because he didn’t want to lose his spot with Italy. For sure, he came close to joining Milan.”