His behaviour at the end was undoubtedly petulant, unsavoury, especially when he pushed aside an Italian official who tried to stop him leaving. As he was implored to stay and acknowledge the supporters, he muttered under his breath but finally did emerge to rejoin his team-mates, swigging a bottle of water with a swagger that looked out of place.

Even as Balotelli was the last Italian player up to collect his loser’s medal he appeared almost vacant. But then there were those tears and he did look what he was - a young man struggling to deal with disappointment but also one whose actions, after a limited performance, had shown how ridiculous it was for his opportunistic agent, Mino Raiola, to have declared that his client was now worth £200 million. Knock a nought off that figure.

Balotelli’s actions were coming. He had held himself in check - largely - during the match although that fourth Spanish goal tipped him over the edge. As they celebrated, Balotelli was on his haunches on the halfway line, not moving for what seemed an eternity until the game eventually restarted. It was his simple inability to process it all. Maybe also a sign that too much had been expected of him.

半决赛中，凭借漂亮的射门打败德国队后，马里奥•巴洛特利拥抱了养母西尔维娅。而昨夜，巴神阙让大家见证了他自称不时会出现的一幕：由超级马里奥变成了蠢货马里奥。

他让大家看到了自己的另一面。决赛哨声吹响之时，这个21岁意气风发的年轻人如一阵旋风般奔出隧道，没人会质疑他对比赛的投入。可一切好像都预谋好了要摧毁意大利似的，先是两人受伤被换下，到第三位替补队员上场时，又因为严重受伤而下场，只剩10人苦战，结果又惨遭上届冠军西班牙队蹂躏，再丢两球。

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