Hernanes explained his back-flip after scoring twice against Inter was revenge for Lazio President Claudio Lotito’s criticism.
The Brazilian was jeered loudly by the Stadio Olimpico crowd when scoring both goals in the 2-1 result against his former club. He said: “It was the saddest backflip of my career. I didn’t want to upset or disrespect the Lazio fans, but I had to do it for Lotito. A while back Lotito said a bit too much. I was on the bench at the time and he said he’d got a bargain by selling me. I really didn’t appreciate that. It’s not my style, but I really wanted to score these goals and see if Lotito still felt the same way about me. The back-flip was for him. Inter fans would stop me in the street and ask why I was better playing for Lazio. I believe I’m better now and I wanted to prove it!”
