Balotelli Banned For Insulting Soccer Official During ‘Serie A’ Game

One misfortune after another for Maverick forward Mario Balotelli. On Tuesday, he was given a three-match ban for insulting the fourth official at the end of AC Milan’s 2-2 draw at Fiorentina last weekend.

Balotelli already had an automatic one-match suspension for accumulating four yellow cards when he was needlessly booked for failing to retreat at a free kick.

But Serie A’s disciplinary commissioner issued a statement saying he had added another two matches after Balotelli’s angry altercation with the match official at the end of the game. It was not clear what had upset “Super Mario”.

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Also, last weekend, Mario Balotelli was fined for smoking on train during the team’s trip to Florence. Smoking is banned on Italian trains.