Nice Coach Lucien Favre wants Mario Balotelli to replicate Sunday night’s debut performance against Marseille.

The Italy international scored two goals in a 3-2 win for his new side, having moved to the south of France after a difficult two years at Liverpool.

“Balotelli now has a new job!” Favre told reporters after the match at Allianz Riviera.

“Tonight was hard for the Coaches. At a certain stage we allowed Marseille to create too many chances, but by the end it was us who were doing more.

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Besiktas Coach Senol Gunes is not interested in signing Mario Balotelli, adding he has never heard anything positive about him.

The Liverpool and Italy forward spent last season on loan with Milan but does not feature in Jurgen Klopp’s plans and is again looking for a new club.

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Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale says Mario Balotelli is 'impressive' enough that 'he will go to Euro 2016'.

The 38-year-old played the Euros of 2008 and 2012, and was alongside the Milan striker in the latter tournament.

“When he played against us [in September's Milan-Udinese, 3-2] he was impressive,” he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“He's beyond discussion, he knows how to get things done.

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Kevin-Prince Boateng has been called up for Milan’s friendly against Monza tomorrow, but Mario Balotelli is out.

It kicks off on Thursday at the Stadio Brianteo in Monza at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

Boateng arrived last week and will train with the Rossoneri until December 31 after being frozen out by Schalke 04.

Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic will also take this time to evaluate the Ghana international for a possible contract in January.

Boateng is included in the squad to face Monza and will wear shirt number 72.

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Kevin-Prince Boateng’s agent says his client is “just thinking about training” with Milan but “in the future, who knows…”

The Ghanaian international is training with the Rossoneri until January, and while his representative insists he’s not trying to win a contract, nothing is off the table.

“He’s been very well-received, and he’s a big fan of Milan,” Edward Crnjar told Gianluca Di Marzio’s website.

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Italy CT Antonio Conte reveals Mario Balotelli wouldn’t have been called-up, even without his injury.

There was speculation the Milan striker would return to the Azzurri fold, before he picked up a muscular injury, but the national team boss says he was never in contention.

“There’s still a path to follow to get to the national team,” Conte explained in a Press conference at Coverciano.

“Two games are not enough to re-open the doors. I need certainty, and that goes for him and everyone else.

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Mario Balotelli and Daniele Baselli could return from injury as starters in the same match, Torino-Milan.

The Rossoneri striker has been sidelined for the club and for the Azzurri due to a groin injury, while the young Granata star had to stop after the game against Palermo due to trouble with his knee.

It appears that the two players could return in the same game. Il Corriere dello Sport reports that Balotelli should be a starter in the game against Torino after the international break.

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Mario Balotelli is out of Milan’s showdown with Napoli tomorrow evening.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.

Balotelli had been hoping to at least get a spot on the bench, but left the training ground today after only working in the gym.

Keisuke Honda has been suffering from flu this week and was not expected to be ready, but he is in the squad.

Ignazio Abate, Jeremy Menez, M’Baye Niang and Philippe Mexes miss out.

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Sinisa Mihajlovic admires Napoli, but warns Milan “have identified their weaknesses.”

It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.

“We know Napoli are a very organised side with potentially one of the best strike forces in Europe. We also know they too have weaknesses,” said the Coach in a Press conference.

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Former Italy Coach Cesare Prandelli says the World Cup is 'an open wound', while praising Mario Balotelli: 'He's matured.'

The Brazil 2014 campaign marked the second time in a row that Italy was eliminated at the group stage in the world's greatest football tournament, and many blamed Prandelli for the dire result.

“That knock-out [in the group stage] still burns, it's a wound that's always open,” he told Il Corriere dello Sport.

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