The 19-year-old won’t even be on the bench at San Siro on Saturday night…
Inter Milan club have announced that the Troubled striker Mario Balotelli will not play for Inter against Atalanta tomorrow night after leaving the Nerazzurri’s ritiro.
This follows talks with president Massimo Moratti where it was agreed that this was the best move in order to “avoid future tensions”.
Balotelli hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Tuesday night following the 3-1 Champions League win over Barcelona when he reacted to jeers from the San Siro crowd by throwing his shirt onto the floor and storming down the tunnel where he was reprimanded and attacked by team-mate Marco Materazzi.
The Italian press was unanimous that this episode spelled the end of the 19-year-old’s Nerazzurri career, and the Curva Nord even wrote an open letter saying goodbye to the forward.
A ceasefire of sorts had appeared to be found this afternoon when Balotelli finally apologised for his actions, and he was expected to start in tomorrow night’s Serie A home game against Atalanta.
But, Inter Milan football club official club website has now announced that Balotelli, following talks with president Massimo Moratti, will stay at home tomorrow night in order to “avoid further tensions”.
