AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli has been suspended for the next three Serie A games for insulting a match official during the clash against Fiorentina. The 22-year-old had already picked up a one-match suspension after being shown his fourth yellow of the season in the 2-2 draw.
The forward then insulted one of the referee’s assistants at the end of the game and had his suspension increased.
He will miss the matches against Napoli, Juventus and Catania.
The Italy striker has scored 10 goals in 11 games for club and country in 2013.
The former Manchester City man was recently fined by his club after he was caught smoking in a train toilet.
Milan are third in the table, four points behind Napoli, who are currently sitting in the second automatic Champions League spot.
AC Milan however, said it would appeal against the decision.
Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Milan and the Italian national team.
He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently joining Internazionale in 2007.
Inter manager Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli into the first team, but when Mancini left, Balotelli’s disciplinary record fell away.
He had a strained relationship with new head coach José Mourinho and was suspended from Inter’s first team in January 2009 after a number of disciplinary problems.
In March 2010, he came under criticism by Inter fans after he appeared on the Italian TV show Striscia la notizia, wearing an Milan jersey.
This damaged the prospect of him having a long career at Inter, but he did make several appearances after that. With doubts over his career at Inter, former coach Roberto Mancini had since moved to Manchester City and decided to give Balotelli a fresh chance at a new club.
He joined Manchester City in August 2010, where his performances and off-field activities have continued to be enigmatic and unpredictable.
Nicknamed Super Mario, he earned his first cap for the Italian national team on August 10, 2010 in a friendly match against the Côte d’Ivoire.
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