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It’s a pain in the grass for Balotelli



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Posted Friday, March 11, 2011 by thesun.co.uk

It’s a pain in the grass for Balotelli

MARIO BALOTELLI suffered an allergic reaction to the GRASS as Manchester City were caught cold in freezing Ukraine.

The Italian bad boy had to be persuaded back on to the pitch for the second half after his face had swollen up.

He was given antihistamine jabs to try to solve the problem but was hauled off after 57 minutes of this Euro clash.

It was a bad night for City all round as Andriy Shevchenko inspired Dinamo Kiev.

But Balotelli was again the centre of attention. Boss Roberto Mancini said: "He had an allergy and his face was swollen but I don't know why.

"He wanted to come out for the second half but had this problem 10 seconds before coming out.

"I came out one minute before the players and I didn't see Mario."

City sources revealed the Italian is allergic to certain types of grass and is sometimes given adrenalin to deal with the problem.

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