Audio By Carbonatix
Mario Balotelli will miss Italy's World Cup qualifier with Armenia on Friday night after failing to recover from the flu, the Italian Football Federation has announced.
The Manchester City forward, who did not feature in Italy's opening two Group B encounters due to his decision to undergo laser eye surgery in the last international break, was set to lead the line at the Hrazdan Stadium alongside Pablo Osvaldo after Cesare Prandelli announced his starting XI on Thursday.
But now the Juventus striker Sebastian Giovinco will replace Balotelli, who is expected to be available for Italy's next assignment against Denmark on Tuesday.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
The Draft NITA Bill should be shredded
14 minutes -
Govt signals tougher scrutiny before renewing Gold Fields’ Tarkwa lease, Reuters report
27 minutes -
Africa must build strong systems to achieve sporting success — Herbert Mensah
32 minutes -
Gunmen abduct 25 people in twin attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara state, police say
43 minutes -
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
51 minutes -
What Is Wrong with Us: Why we keep uprooting young trees because they have not yet become forests
53 minutes -
Senegal’s parliament speaker quits two days after prime minister sacked
1 hour -
WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic is outpacing response efforts
1 hour -
Rubio says Strait of Hormuz has to be open ‘one way or the other’Â
1 hour -
Cocoa farmers, patients and consumers paying price for governance failures – CDM
2 hours -
Farmers are watching food rot – Group warns of deepening food glut crisis
2 hours -
Completed but locked: CDM slams gov’t over Weija Children’s Hospital
2 hours -
Pope Leo says AI must be ‘disarmed’ in first major teaching
5 hours -
Jordan leads star names at Guardiola leaving party
5 hours -
Allegri sacked after season of ‘unequivocal failure’
5 hours