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Niang’s injury could give Balo a last chance to shine at AC Milan
SuperMario is expected to start in the Coppa Italia semifinal’s second-leg game against Lega Pro side Alessandria alongside Jeremy Menez and one of them could also be lined-up in Milan’s next Serie A game against Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium.
Mihajlovic harshly criticized the Italian striker after the Rossoneri’s 2-1 victory over Genoa less than a month ago.
“Those who don’t work, won’t play”, Miha warned the Liverpool loanee.
As CM.com’s Federico Albrizio points out, producing a great performance in Coppa Italia against Alessandria could raise Balotelli’s stocks at the San Siro, convincing Sinisa to deploy him against Sassuolo next Sunday.
Niang’s injury could give Balo a chance to play on a regular basis until the end of the season, but that could be also a great opportunity for the product of Inter academy to persuade Milan to make his move to the San Siro permanent for a fee of € 7 million.
Liverpool have already told Balotelli’s agent Mino Raiola that the player is not part of the club’s future, while AC Milan’s owner Silvio Berlusconi admitted only a couple of days ago that he could decide to make Balotelli’s say at San Siro permanent.
Will the striker make the most of this unexpected chance?
Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto, adapted from an article by Federico Albrizio @Albri_Fede90
