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Mario Balotelli cries after being substituted against Napoli

This is what Philippe Mexès’ defending does to you.

Laurence Griffiths

Mario Balotelli echoed the sentiments of AC Milan fans everywhere on Saturday; weeping on the bench after being brought off with his side losing horribly to Napoli.

:( :( :(

Say what you like about SuperMario, he sure does care.

Having said that, I'm not quite sure whether Mario was crying at his own poor performance or because he's just realised he's going to have to watch Philippe Mexès play at centre-back for at least another few months. If I had to watch that every week, I'd be pretty damn upset too.

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