Mario Balotelli lived up to his reputation for being unpredictable as he came off the bench to score a sensational second goal in Italy’s 2-0 win overIreland — then instead of celebrating, seemed angry and started to shout something in the general direction of his own bench.
He was stopped from continuing his rant by teammate
What wasBalotelli shouting? Bonucci sidestepped the question. “What he said he said in English and I didn’t understand it,” said Juventus defender. “I put my hand in front because Mario is instinctive andthat’s also his strength. We’d spoken with him before the game and he knew how he should behave.”
Balotelli was benched after starting but playing poorly in Italy’s first two groupmatches. Italy coach Claudio Prandelli criticized him for failing to follow his instructions.