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Mario Balotelli called again to Italy National Team after looking okay in Turkish League. Summoning Super Mario question ex The Azzurri, Emanuele Giaccherini.
Balotelli called up coach of the Italian national team, Roberto Mancini, to undergo a training camp at Coverciano this week. It was the 31-year-old’s first call to the club The national team in the last three years.
The last time Balotelli was in uniform for the Italian national team was in July 2018. He then appeared when Italy was held to a 1-1 draw by Poland in the UEFA Nations League.
Mario Balotelli then experienced a decline in his career at club and international level. He failed to bring Brescia to stay in Serie A, and was stranded in Serie B with AC Monza.
Balotelli’s performance began to improve again when he joined the Turkish club, Adana Demirspor, in 2021. Super Mario has nine goals and five assists from 21 appearances.
Balotelli’s fine performance in Turkey brought him back to Italy National Team. The former Inter Milan and Manchester City is expected to be an attacking line option The national team who was blunt after the 2020 European Cup champions.
However, Balotelli’s call to the Italian national team this time could not be separated from criticism. One of them came from his former teammate at The Azzurri, Emanuele Giaccherini.
The ex-Juventus judged that Balotelli had performed well at club level because he played in a league that was below Serie A. Giaccherini also reminded Roberto Mancini about Balotelli who was known to be ruthless on and off the field.
“I would never call him, but Mancini has reasons if he calls him. I think there are still many young Italian players who are ready to enter the national team and who are needed more than him,” Giaccherini told reporters. DAZN.
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Mario Balotelli celebrates with Emanuele Giaccherini (right) for the Italian national team. (Photo: Getty Images/Ronald Martinez)– |
“He’s been a bit off the radar. Now he’s playing in Turkey, a league that’s not at our level and other leagues,” he added.
“He’s fine, but knowing him, he’s always been the one to do some bad things. We remember him for Euro 2012, but also a lot more about those other things,” he said. Emanuele Giaccherini regarding Mario Balotelli.
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