AC Milan's Mario Balotelli (R) looks on after failing a penalty as Napoli's Marek Hamsik celebrates during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan September 22, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
(Reuters) - Mario Balotelli was given a ticking-off by AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri on Tuesday after the club decided not to appeal against a three-match ban for his sending-off on Sunday.
"Mario is 23 years old, he is no longer a child," Allegri told reporters about Balotelli's dismissal for insulting the referee at the end of the 2-1 home defeat by Napoli.
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