On a first glance, the match between Sampdoria and Inter earlier today seemed straightforward enough.
However, bubbling under the surface was some beef between two players on each side--but not for the reasons that usually fans are getting used to seeing between footballers on opposing teams.
No, rather the cause of strife between Argentinian attackers Maxi Lopez and Mauro Icardi is due to the age-old conflict between men that even brought about wars: women. Well, at least mythically--just think of the Ancient Greek tale concerning Helen of Troy.
In this case, the woman at the cause of all this is Lopez's estanged wife, Wanda Nara, and Italian publication Corriere dello Sport highlighted the upcoming personal "derby" between her new lover Icardi and ex-husband.
"Lopez and Icardi: The derby between Wanda Nara's men" read a headline from the CdS
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The relationship between her and Icardi is believed to have begun sometime late last year after Ms. Nara gave a revealing interview on the breakdown of her marriage and the former Sampdoria man taking to Twitter to express his devotion to his friend's former wife.
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However, it was the young Icardi who had the last laugh, as he netted a double in the Nerazzurri's 4-0 thrashing of the Blucerchiati.
