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Italy hardman Leonardo Bonucci ate garlic to breathe on Roma rivals during Serie A clash
Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci was once given garlic sweets by his motivational coach Alberto Ferrarini before a controversial 3-2 Serie A win over rivals Roma back in 2014.Carlos Tevez' controversial penalty was cancelled out by Roma's Francesco Totti from the spot, before the Argentinian levelled matters on the brink of half-time after Juan Iturbe had scored the second.With five minutes remaining, Bonucci restored Juventus' lead with a wonder-goal from the edge of the area, before both Alvaro Morata and Kostas Manolas were dismissed after receiving a red card. However, Bonucci's inspiration to score the winner may have come from an unexpected source.Ferrarini who admitted to giving the defender sweets before the match, said he instructed his player to breathe on Totti and Gervinho during the game.
