Balotelli has Inter future, says Moratti
Troubled Mario Balotelli has a future at Inter despite being left out of the squad for Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League win at Chelsea, president Massimo Moratti has said.
The 19-year-old striker has clashed repeatedly with coach Jose Mourinho, and fevered speculation over why he was not in the squad has taken some of the limelight away from Inter's qualification for the quarter-finals after an impressive 3-1 aggregate defeat of Chelsea.
"Mourinho made the right decision and if he made the right decision it means that the others aren't doing their best for the club," Moratti told Inter's website (www.inter.it).
"Balotelli has the talent and ability to be a serious professional. He will show us this and then we will all be at peace again."
Balotelli, an Italian of Ghanaian descent, has endured a difficult 12 months in which he was racially abused by Juventus supporters in April and AS Roma fans in June.
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davidvella
Mar 18th 2010, 20:58
@ D.Farrugia
Don't count the chicks before they hatch! English clubs play with spirit siehbi. They never give up! Rajtom lil Fulham!!!!!!!!111
A Borg
Mar 18th 2010, 16:38
"Balotelli, an Italian of Ghanaian descent, has endured a difficult 12 months in which he was racially abused by Juventus supporters in April and AS Roma fans in June"
racially abused fej??? sa fejn naf jien kantaw " se saltelli muore balottelli", xghandu x jaqsam ma razzismu??? u fej kienu dawk li qed jitkazaw b'dan il kaz, meta miet Gianni Agnelli u kulhadd ikanta " se saltelli muore un altro agnelli" ? jew dak ma jimpurtax ax ma kienx iswed?
Ma ndahqux.
P. Schembri
Mar 18th 2010, 16:36
FORZA INTER SEMPRE E OVUNQUE !!
malcolm seychell
Mar 18th 2010, 16:13
I am an Inter fan. Balotelli is not racially abused. Although he is a great player and I wish he stay for the rest of his life with Inter he is not a team player
He is also arrogant and doesnt respect rules. He is playing in Italy and not in a jungle.
Alex Coppola
Mar 18th 2010, 15:27
@ Joe Antignolo
Who's saying that Inter is an Italian team - it looks more South American not even their coach is Italian. Surely Italian football has nothing to boast about as it has reached rock bottom!!
D.Farrugia
Mar 18th 2010, 16:11
With your same reasoning, both Arsenal and Liverpool are not English teams as they barely have any English players and they do not have an English coach or an English owner.
Regarding Italian football, yes Italian football has something to boast about-in fact it has a lot. This season, there were 3 'English' vs. Italian teams encounters: Fiorentina beat Liverpool (twice), Man United beat Milan, and Inter beat Chelsea. That means that Italian teams beat English teams in 2 of the 3 encounters. That may well become 3 tonight, as it seems that Juventus will dump out Fulham from the Europa League.
Finally, Italy are the World Champions and the European nation to win most World Cups. No wonder England commissioned an Italian Coach and 4 Italian assistants to try and teach some proper football to the English!!
Whose football is rock bottom??
Alfred Rizzo
Mar 18th 2010, 14:33
Whenever Balotelli plays I am always on tenterhooks, waiting to see if he gets red-carded! That he is highly gifted is unquestionalble but he still needs to become a real professional footballer. It will truly be a pity if he continues with his 'prima donna' act as he will not only be discarded by Inter but will also destroy his chances of being chosen for the Italian national team. At this point in time I have serious doubts if Marcello Lippi will include him with the Azzurri team for the upcoming World cup tournament.
Peter Brincat
Mar 18th 2010, 13:06
Adrian Vella should tell us what lenses he wears when he sees Balotelli in action ( "bianconeri", "rossoneri" or blue/red/white -union jack?). Let's not forget that Balotelli has already proven to be a match winner and his achievements surpass those set by world-class Italian players like Baggio and Totti in their early days. So yes, with Balotelli at Stamford Bridge the result could have been different ... even better for Inter as he rarely misses a goal opportunity.
Adrian Vella
Mar 18th 2010, 09:41
Balotelli is not racially abused. He is abused because he is an unprofessional prima donna who always rubs everyone, even the Inter supporters, the wrong way. When he is not languishig on the ground he is argueing with the referee. Mourinho was right on this one because the result would have been different with Balotelli in the pitch.
Joe Antignolo
Mar 18th 2010, 11:33
Super Mario + Super Mou = Super Inter. As the italians say "tutti contro l' Inter perche l' Inter meglio di tutti".
Aborg
Mar 18th 2010, 16:40
@ JOE
hahahah thanks for the good laugh :)
HALLINA!