Mario Balotelli Not Accepted In Italy

Though he is one of Italian football’s bona fide superstars, many Italians have never quite accepted Mario Balotelli as one of their own. The worst incident came in 2009 against Juventus, when Balotelli was subjected to taunts so abusive the Bianconeri played their following match behind closed doors. Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli condemned the chants.”On behalf of Juventus and the great majority of our fans I want to strongly condemn the racist chanting against Inter Milan’s Mario Balotelli.”