Mario Balotelli proved his good qualities on Monday night after being included into Italy starting 11 by coach Roberto Mancini for the friendly game against Saudi Arabia. Super Mario made his first appearance for Azzurri since 2014 World Cup and it took him only 21 minutes to launch a decent low drive from outside the box.
No surprise that new Italy boss, who stepped in less than a month ago or so, included Balotelli into the team after 4 years of absence – earlier he used to work with infamous Enfant Terrible both in Inter and Manchester City.
- As for Italy, the team will miss upcoming 2018 World Cup
- Saudi Arabia will kick off their World Cup campaign in the opening game against the hosts on June 14th