The brother of AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi called Mario Balotelli a "n****r" just hours before his debut for the club.
Newspaper boss Paolo Berlusconi, 64, who is a vice president of AC, made the racist remarks about Balotelli, 22, at a political rally on Sunday.
He told crowds in Monza on the outskirts of Milan: "I've finished. Right we are all off to see the family's little n****r. He's a madhead."
Balotelli scored both of the Rossoneri's goals on his bow, including a last-minute penalty that won the match.