Inter Milan Treble winner Marco Materazzi won't hear criticism of Mario Balotelli.

The Brescia striker began his career alongside Materazzi at Inter.

Materazzi said of Balotelli in a Q&A: "Mario is number one, he's a great guy.

"It's that sometimes I had to give something to him, once he arrived with AC Milan socks on and I cut them all up. Once with Barcelona he went crazy and I, well, I told him that I'd beat him. But I love him too much.

"Mario is not a bad guy, he is a good guy, a big boy."