Balotelli appears in the Italian national team after three years! What is the public reaction?

The reigning European champions have very high quality players at all positions, but if there is anything that limits them in the long term, it is the position of a top striker. The problem of finding a steady goal scorer is the reason why coach Robert Mancini will call up Mario Balotelli to the Italian national team.

Ciro Immobile or Andrea Belotti? Interesting names. Immobile, in particular, is scoring goal after goal in a Lazio jersey, but neither of these strikers is able to establish himself in the Italian national team.

Immobile has scored only 15 goals in 54 national team games, while Belotti has scored 12 times in 41 starts. Not great numbers. That’s why coach Roberto Mancini comes up with an interesting reaction.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano reports that after three years, troublemaker Mario Balotelli, who is now working on himself in Turkey, will receive a national team nomination.

It is worth mentioning that Balotelli scored 14 goals in 36 duels in the Italian jersey, so he has better statistics. Moreover, he is a big favourite of coach Mancini, who has managed him in the past at Inter Milan and Manchester City.

However, only the relationship with Mancini was not enough to earn the infamous striker an invitation. Balotelli has calmed down in Turkey under Italian strategist Vincenzo Montella, is performing well and is an important player for his team.

In the jersey of Adana Demirspor, Balotelli has played 20 games this season with a record of 8 goals scored and 4 assists. At the age of 31, he realised that he wanted to represent. He said he would do his best to do so. Obviously, these were not mere words.

Football-Italia welcomes Balotelli’s call-up to the national team. It is said to be the ideal opportunity for the Italian striker to challenge for a place in the squad.

And what does the football public have to say? “Even if Balotelli is only half fit, he will be better than Immobile and Belotti combined. Italy has a good team, but it lacks a striker. Mario could score goals if he keeps his discipline under control,” is one of the most popular opinions on social media.

Of course, there is criticism of Balotelli’s approach in the negative comments. However, the fact is that he has never missed anything in the jersey of the Italian national team, which fans remember.

Source: Fabrizio Romano, Football-Italia, Transfermarkt