There is no peace for Super Mario. The troubles of Balotelli they pile up on and off the pitch, but for now the international forward is holding on. Unusually Zen. The latest mishap is linked to a suspect: it seems that during Spain-Italy, the debut match of the European Championships, some fans from the stands produced the usual, unforgivable racist howls. Mario didn't hear them, but some English journalists stationed on the sidelines had no doubts. And the news appeared in the newspapers across the Channel. Sufficient proof for His Majesty Uefa to decide to open un'inchiesta. "However, there are no disciplinary proceedings open at the moment", specified from the Palazzo.
Super Mario, on the eve of the tournament, had threatened to leave the field if he heard racist chants coming from the stands. A stance that made Michel Platini, president of UEFA, turn up his nose: “It will be up to the referee to interrupt the match. If the player leaves the pitch without the match director's consent, he will be sanctioned as per the regulation."
In the meantime, however, racisms aside, Mario also has to deal with the pitch, where seriously risks losing the starting shirt. For the second appointment on the calendar, the one with Croatia, the blue coach Cesare Prandelli is thinking of deploying Totò Di Natale from the first minute.
The subdued performance in the match against Spain weighs on the City bomber. The incredible scoring wasted by Balotelli – who by listlessly trotting towards Casillas allowed Sergio Ramos to recover – has already cost him his substitution in the first match with the idol from Udine. Totò's beautiful goal, scored a few minutes after entering the field, did the rest.
