Balotelli fined over fan gesture
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Maverick striker Mario Balotelli has been fined 10,000 euros (US$13,700) for making a provocative gesture to rival supporters after scoring against Cagliari in AC Milan’s 2-1 win on Sunday.
Serie A’s disciplinary tribunal said Balotelli had “angered the crowd with a provocative and insulting gesture” after claiming the equalizer from a free kick.
Balotelli was also booked for the eighth time this season over the incident and will miss Milan’s next league game at home to Torino through accumulated yellow cards.
The 23-year-old has already served a three-match ban this season after being sent off for insulting match officials at the end of the game at home to Napoli.
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said on Monday that Balotelli needed love and would eventually learn from his mistakes.
“Balotelli will learn,” Prandelli said. “He will need a lot of love, he is a guy who we give a lot to and is important for Milan.”
The AC Milan forward added to his long list of misdemeanors on Sunday when he was booked for making what Italian media described as a vulgar gesture with his hand to Cagliari supporters after scoring in his side’s 2-1 win.
He was booked for the incident and then got into an altercation with Cagliari defenders.
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