Mario strikes twice in EDS friendly win
Mario Balotelli showed his unselfish side in a surprise appearance for the Blues’ u21 team at Platt Lane.
The Italian international spurned the chance of a hat-trick by handing two spot kicks to younger teammates.
But Balotelli’s largesse didn’t prevent him from scoring twice and improving his match fitness in an appearance against Blackburn. City won the friendly fixture 4-0.
As in the FA Cup tie against Watford on Saturday, the 22-year old showed some inspired flashes and a killer touch in front of goal.
Mario struck first almost immediately after half-time when he capitalised on a defensive mistake to curl around the goalkeeper and he repeated the trick 10 minutes later with another cool finish.
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