Mario Balotelli had not played a match in nearly 10 months, and he's now in Italy's second tier, but his scoring touch still lingers.
The 30-year-old Balotelli scored four minutes into his debut with Serie B's Monza in a 3-0 win over first-place Salernitana on Wednesday, helping bring his new club within two points of the top of the table.
The goal was simple enough, a redirect of Carlos Augusto's cross to the back post, though Balotelli did have to adjust mid-run to hold up so as to meet the ball at the right time.
Balotelli had not played since a March 9 appearance for Brescia, which concluded a stint with his hometown club that quickly turned from storybook to nightmare.