71st Cannes Film Festival - Charity fashion gala event Fashion For Relief - Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 13, 2018. Mario Balotelli poses. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's new coach Roberto Mancini is putting his trust in Mario Balotelli, saying the maverick forward has matured during his two seasons with Ligue 1 side Nice.
Mancini has been given the daunting task of rebuilding Italy after their failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia and one of his first moves was to recall Balotelli for the first time since the 2014 World Cup.
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