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'I would have called up Balotelli': Roberto Mancini's mother questions her son's decision to leave out the former Man City star... and hits out at Jorginho and Gianluigi Donnarumma following Italy's humiliating World Cup play-offs exit Italy lost 1-0 to North Macedonia on Thursday, ending their World Cup hopes Mario Balotelli was not called up to the squad by manager Roberto Mancini Mancini's mother, Marianna Puolo, thinks Balotelli could have made a difference She was also frustrated by Jorginho missing three penalties in 2021 for Italy Puolo claimed Gianluigi Donnarumma could have saved North Macedonia's goal
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Roberto Mancini's mother Marianna Puolo feels the Italy boss made a mistake when he didn't select Mario Balotelli in his squad for the nation's World Cup play-off clash with North Macedonia.
The Azzurri suffered a shock 1-0 defeat in Palermo on Thursday, with Aleksandar Trajkovski netting an injury-time winner, meaning Italy will miss out on their second successive World Cup.
Mancini opted to use Ciro Immobile as his lone striker, before introducing Joao Pedro late on, but his side could not make a breakthrough despite having 32 shots on goal. Puolo thinks things could have been different if
