Eto'o, who scored a 90th minute consolation as Inter lost 2-1 in Verona, reacted angrily after the Chievo had violently fouled him outside the area.

“What Eto’o did is not something good but he took a punch first and it was provocation. He lost a bit of control, that’s clear,” Said Inter manager Rafa Benitez.

Eto'o is likely to be sanctioned by the Italian league on video evidence.

Eto'o imitates Zinedine Zidane