Mario Balotelli picks Francesco Pio Esposito over Francesco Camarda and feels he was ‘extra constant’ than Milan star Rafael Leao.
Balotelli was one of many visitors on the Pageant dello Sport over the weekend, when he bought to speak about Italian and Serie A strikers, beginning along with his former Inter teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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“He’s a ache within the a**, however he’s as a result of he cares about you. If he wouldn’t, he wouldn’t say something,” the previous Inter and Milan striker.
Balotelli: I used to be technically stronger than Ibrahimovic
AC Milan senior advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic smiles previous to the Italian Serie A soccer match between Unione Sportiva Sassuolo and AC Milan on the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, on April 14, 2024. (Photograph by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP) (Photograph by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP through Getty Photographs)
“He was stronger than me mentally, however I used to be higher from a technical standpoint.”
When requested to match Inter’s Lautaro Martinez and Milan’s Rafael Leao, Balotelli stated: “Proper now, Lautaro is extra ruthless, and Leao is extra of a expertise.
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“He [Leao] is a pressure of nature. If he understands that he can do effectively, additionally for himself, there aren’t many as sturdy as he’s. In all probability, I used to be extra constant, but when he understands this, he’s too sturdy.”
Leao has solely made two Serie A appearances instead this season, having lately recovered from a calf damage he sustained in August throughout a Coppa Italia recreation in opposition to Bari.
Balotelli picks Pio Esposito over Camarda
Lastly, Balotelli was requested to select one between rising Italian strikers Pio Esposito, 20, and Camarda, 17.
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“I say Pio. He’s actually sturdy,” Balotelli concluded.
Balotelli, 35, is at present and not using a membership after spending many of the 2024-25 marketing campaign at Genoa.
The Italian centre-forward scored 52 targets in 147 Serie A matches with Inter, Milan, Brescia and the Grifone.
A Euro 2012 Finalist, Balotelli received the Champions League and three Scudetti with Inter and the Premier League title with Manchester Metropolis.