Genoa squad revives Balotelli’s famous ‘why always me?’ shirt

Mario Balotelli is enjoying his time with his Genoa teammates, who have humorously revived his iconic 'Why Always Me?' t-shirt. Full-back Stefano Sabelli wore a version with the Italian translation, which Balotelli shared in an Instagram video.

Mario Balotelli Funny
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The Genoa players have been enjoying Mario Balotelli’s presence around the training ground, with full-back Stefano Sabelli playfully bringing back a fresh version of the striker’s iconic ‘Why Always Me?’ t-shirt.

On Wednesday morning, Balotelli shared a video on his Instagram story from the Genoa training ground’s canteen, featuring Sabelli wearing a t-shirt with the Italian translation of the famous phrase.

The original ‘Why Always Me?’ message made headlines when Balotelli revealed it on an undershirt after scoring the opening goal in a stunning 6-1 win over Manchester United during his time at Manchester City.

Balotelli, now 34, joined Genoa as a free agent last Monday, having been without a club since the end of the 2023-24 season, when he played for Adana Demirspor in the Turkish Super Lig.

The former Italy international recently made his Serie A debut with Genoa, coming on as a late substitute in their 1-0 win away against Parma on Monday evening.

Mario Balotelli

Mario Barwuah Balotelli

Forwarder

ItalyItaly

Age: 34

189 cm

88 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 5 10 Missed
Minutes 49 9.8 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 0 0.0 Avg
Passes 11 2.231.6% AvgSucc
Yellow 2 0.4 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

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

Manager: Patrick Vieira
Rank 14th
Win 3
Draw 6
Loss 6
Goals 13-24
Diff -11

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.​

Stefano Sabelli

Stefano Sabelli

Defender, Midfielder

ItalyItaly

Age: 31

176 cm

74 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 14 1 Missed
Minutes 855 61.1 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 1 0.1 Avg
Attempt 4 0.3 Avg
Passes 292 20.963.2% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 10 times for 527 minutes for Serie A.

Stefano Sabelli didn’t score any goal for Genoa. He procured one assist. 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

Manager: Patrick Vieira
Rank 14th
Win 3
Draw 6
Loss 6
Goals 13-24
Diff -11

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.​