Mario Balotelli made his long-awaited return to Serie A after more than three years, receiving a yellow card just five minutes after coming on as a substitute during Genoa’s 1-0 win over Parma on Monday night.
The former Italy international signed with Genoa as a free agent last week after parting ways with Turkish Super Lig club Adana Demirspor when his contract expired in June. Although he was not part of the squad for the 1-0 defeat against Fiorentina last Thursday, he was included on the bench for the match against Parma.
Balotelli entered the game in the 85th minute, taking the place of Jeff Ekhator, who assisted Andrea Pinamonti’s winning goal in the 80th minute.
It took less than five minutes for Balotelli to earn a booking, as he received a caution for a foul shortly after the 90-minute mark.
In fact, Balotelli’s recent history shows he has collected both a yellow and a red card in just six minutes of play, as his stint with Adana Demirspor concluded with a red card in his last game of the 2023-24 season.
Genoa’s next match will be on Thursday evening, where they will face Como at the Luigi Ferraris stadium.
Mario Balotelli
Mario Barwuah Balotelli
This season he played in total once for 4 minutes for Serie A.
Mario Balotelli didn’t score any goal for Genoa. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 15th in Serie A. In the last match Genoa won 1-0 against Parma.
Genoa performance and stats
Genoa is currently 15th in the Serie A with 9 points.
In the last 11 games, it has won twice, drew twice, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Genoa won 0-1 against Parma.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 8 goals and conceding 21.
Genoa will play the next match in Serie A against Como on Thursday 7th of November in Genova. The prediction is Como winning the match.
