It's ridiculous this thing about players. No one can leave his mark in every big game thus no one can be labeled a flop or non-flop based on only one bad or good game... unless it's something that happens consistently.
There are reports that Inter's teenage marksman Mario Balotelli is planning to hand in a transfer request.
Balotelli is one of Italy's most promising rising stars, but he has had limited action with the Nerazzurri this term.
According to Sportmediaset, the Azzurrini ace has grown tired of his peripheral role and is ready to ask Mourinho to be transfer-listed.
The 18-year-old is determined to break into Marcello Lippi's senior Italy squad and he realises that is unlikely when his involvement is limited to warming the San Siro bench.
Sportmediaset claims that Balotelli will meet with club officials next week to discuss a possible loan switch in January.
Chelsea are known to be keen on Balotelli and Serie A's giants are also likely to keep a close eye on the situation.
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There's an interesting article about attendance at Serie A games in today's print edition of Gazzetta. The average attendance so far this seasion is 24.470, up from 23.341 last year and 19.382 two years ago.
In terms of teams, here's the full list of average attendance so far this season. The capacity of the stadium as listed in Wikipedia is in parentheses.
Milan 66.421 (80.018) Cugini 45.786 (80.018) Roma 37.994 (81.903) Lazio 36.079 (81.903) Napoli 33.599 (60.240) Fiorentina 31.105 (47.282) Sampdoria 27.452 (36.536) Genoa 25.866 (36.536) Palermo 21.836 (37.619) Juventus 21.623 (27.500) Bologna 18.255 (38.279) Catania 17.863 (23.420) Cagliari 17.687 (23.486) Torino 17.444 (27.500) Udinese 15.208 (41.652) Reggina 13.091 (27.763) Atalanta 11.849 (24.642) Chievo 10.562 (39.211) Siena 9.980 (15.373) Lecce 8.287 (36.285)
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Cugini is Italian for 'cousins'. It's a more polite way of referring to that black-and-blue team than I normally use. (Cugini is frequently used in the Italian media to refer to the two Milan teams).