Soccer: Balotelli has fever, will sit out Armenia-Italy

Emil Lazarian News

NorthJersey.com
Oct 12 2012

Balotelli has fever, will sit out Armenia-Italy

Friday October 12, 2012, 11:31 AM
Associated Press

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – Forward Mario Balotelli has a fever and will
sit out Italy’s World Cup qualifier at Armenia later Friday.

The Italian football federation made the announcement on its website.

Balotelli had been included in the starting lineup that coach Cesare
Prandelli announced Thursday. He will be replaced by Juventus forward
Sebastian Giovinco, who will pair with Roma’s Pablo Osvaldo.

The joint leading scorer at the European Championship, Balotelli also
missed Italy’s previous two qualifiers against Bulgaria and Malta
after undergoing laser eye surgery last month.

Prandelli will hope to have the Manchester City striker back for
Italy’s next qualifier against Denmark in Milan on Tuesday.

Italy leads Group B with four points.

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS