Mario Balotelli’s first goal back in Serie A wasn’t enough for his Brescia side as they fell 2-1 to Napoli thanks to goals from Dries Mertens and Kostas Manolas.
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Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for new club Brescia on Sunday, but his actions caught the attention even before kick-off the match against Napoli (stream the replay on ESPN+ in the U.S.).
The former Inter Milan, Manchester City and Liverpool striker strode out on to the pitch at the Stadio San Paolo carrying a young mascot who…
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Italy coach Roberto Mancini has said Mario Balotelli must get in better condition before he can make a return to the national team, after the striker appeared to criticise his omission from the Euro 2020 qualifying squad.
Balotelli has scored five Ligue 1 goals in eight matches since moving to Marseille in January but Mancini overlooked him for Italy’s qualifying wins over Finland and Lichtenstein.
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Zaniolo, 19, has had a breakthrough season and has emerged as one of the most promising talents in Italy’s top flight since his move to Roma from Inter Milan last summer.
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Check out all 42 goals from the weekend’s Serie A action, including the scintillating Milan derby that saw Inter prevail at the San Siro.
Nicolo Zaniolo had not played a match in Serie A less than a year ago, but could now be set to make his first appearance for Italy this week.
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He scored his first Champions League goals last month as he led Roma to a 2-1 win at home against Porto in the first leg of the round of 16.
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Scoring via a scissor kick wasn’t big enough for Marseille’s Mario Balotelli. He had to mark the occasion with a selfie with his teammates.
Marseille forward Mario Balotelli has reacted angrily to reports he planned to unveil a t-shirt with Marcus Rashford’s face on it had he scored against Paris Saint-Germain.
Various reports — notably including Canal+’s pitchside reporter Olivier Tallaron — had claimed the Italy international was wearing a t-shirt with the Manchester United forward’s face emblazoned on it for the clash against the league leaders at the Parc des Princes.
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However, the ex-Manchester City man took to social media…
After playing in the Milan derby (AC vs. Inter), the Derby of Italy (Juventus vs. Inter), the Manchester derby (United vs. City), the Merseyside derby (Liverpool vs. Everton) and the Derby de la Cote d’Azur (Nice vs. Monaco), Mario Balotelli will experience Le Classique on Sunday as his Marseille team travel to PSG.
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