Mario Balotelli didn’t comment on Italy’s World Cup exit but shared an Instagram story where he was mentioned as the best centre forward of the Turkish league.
Italy have missed out on the World Cup for the second time in a row. It had never happened in the history of La Nazionale. Balotelli had played his last match with the Azzurri in 2018 but hoped to be included in the play-offs squad after being called up for a get-together at Coverciano at the end of January.
However, Roberto Mancini picked Ciro Immobile, Gianluca Scamacca, Andrea Belotti and Joao Pedro, although only the latter and Immobile were available against North Macedonia last night. Balotelli watched the game on TV and sent supportive messages to his compatriots through his Instagram stories.
He remained quiet after the final whistle and has just broken the silence with an Instagram story where he’s mentioned as the best centre forward in Turkey for 2021-22. The story had been originally posted by Adana Demirspor’s director of sport Gokhan Gokturk.
