Adriano's loan deal at Sao Paulo is hanging by a thread after his antics on Friday, but the striker snapped back: "When I arrived here, I said that it would not be right for people to call me 'l'Imperatore' yet, but now I have changed my mind, you have to call me this from now on.

"I am the Emperor (l'Imperatore) and deserve this nickname because I've worked hard to achieve what I have achieved. And you will not destroy all of this."