Out of action after being sent off last weekend, the Italy international forward has had his hopes of an international recall receive a serious blow
It’s been a troubled week for Mario Balotelli, but the Nice striker should look on the bright side – at least he has his tongue.
Nevertheless, the 26-year-old forward has been keeping a low profile over the past seven days, during which his future at Nice has come under question following his red card at Lorient last weekend. It was an incident that caused quite a stir due to its needless nature, with the Italian apparently insulting referee Tony Chapron in English.