they were dressed up as Pikachu and Casa di Carta at a Carnival party – Corriere.it

The Zion this year demoted from the Swiss Serie A (from the Super League to the Challenge) finishing desolately tenth – last – with the sadness of only 7 victories in 36 days, and being beaten in the play-off with the third of the teams in the lower division. And Mario Balotelli ended up in the crosshairs not only of the fans – 6 goals in 18 league appearances, only one match in the Swiss Cup – but also for a brawl that dates back to last February and revealed today by Blick.

The ex Supermario, 32 years old (he will turn 33 in August), attended a carnival party (but he assures that he is on a diet, and not just alcohol) together with Barthlmy Constantin, the company’s director and son of President Christian Constantin. To color the story, the German- and French-language newspaper explains that the two were alsoand dressed as Pikachu and a House of Paper characterand so far there would be nothing wrong.

The problems started when one of those present at the party allegedly tried to photograph the bomber, thus causing a furious reaction. After an exchange of insults, the ds intervened to protect the player, however being hit by a sudden punch and probably unintentional.

But there wasn’t just the concept of family for the attacker. This was in fact another season in which the Brescian hoped to relaunch himself, at least in Serie A or even in the national team. Yet, it soon turned into a disappointment. Already in September he had been recovered drunk in front of a bar in Lausanne, 100 km from home, with the aggravating circumstance of having been so after one of the sensational defeats of the year. In February – after this brawl, but it was not known at the time – after a heavy 4-0 against San Gallo, his own fans burned his shirt.

Balotelli has another year of contract with the Swiss and a salary of around three million euros. As a leader, by Swiss standards, but not the state. He doesn’t like the local environment and the Federation – euphemism, he expressly called them mafia – and, probably, he won’t want to play in Serie B. And Barth Constantin himself admitted that he gave up: We did everything possible because (Mario ) thought mainly of football. We didn’t succeed. We deluded ourselves about him.