Used to making people talk about him, Mario Balotelli was once again the author of a sensational outing this Sunday.
Today in Turkey, Mario Balotelli has had a career spanning more than 15 years. The temperamental Italian striker has frequented major teams, from Inter Milan to Liverpool, via Manchester City and AC Milan. He also had a notable stint in France with experiences at OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille. An experience which gives him enough perspective to lend himself to the little game of comparisons.
“If we talk about technique, he is stronger than Neymar”
This is precisely what Balotelli did by saying that one of his former teammates at Milan was more talented than a certain Neymar Jr. A strong compliment aimed at Moroccan attacking midfielder Adel Taarabt. Balotelli didn’t go out of his way to describe the Moroccan’s talent.
“Taarabt, for me, is technically stronger than Neymar, launched Mario Balotelli in remarks made for the Vox to Box podcast. Neymar is an absolute phenomenon, he is too strong, we can’t compare them of course, but if we only talk about technique then Taarabt is stronger. »
An outing which obviously did not go unnoticed and sparked numerous reactions on the web. Which was certainly the goal sought by “Super Mario”, always inclined to provoke a reaction…
