Source: Daily_Mail
Mario Balotelli won't be protected from racists when Manchester City face Juventus
Roberto Mancini will throw Mario Balotelli into a cauldron of hate when Manchester City travel to Juventus. [LNB]City boss Mancini expects Balotelli to be racially abused by sections of the Juve crowd but the Italian has no intetntion of leaving his striker out. [LNB]The Premier League side sit second in Europa League Group A behind Lech Poznan and face Salzburg tomorrow (Wednesday) before the final group game against the Old Lady on December 16. [LNB] Job to do: barring injury City striker Balotelli (left) will play against Juventus [LNB]Balotelli was singled out by Italian fans when playing for the Nerazzurri recently and when asked if the abuse could be as bad in Turin as it was during that friendly against Romania, Mancini said: 'Probably. It could be. I hope this doesn't happen, but it is possible. [LNB]'But I will not leave him out. We must think only of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Europa League and that means we must beat Salzburg and must win in Turin.'[LNB] Referring to the abuse Balotelli received on his last appearance for Italy, Mancini added: 'The world is full of stupid people - here, Romania and in Italy there are a lot of stupid people. I think (the environment) is better in England. [LNB]'I know him very well and he is a good guy. He's only 20, he's young, sometimes his behaviour is not perfect, but he is a good guy.' [LNB] Balotelli 'can be better than Rooney': Mancini stands by special treatmentStoke 1 Manchester City 1: No more slip ups, warns defender RichardsWatch all the Premier League goals every week on our brilliant Yahoo video playerFA Cup third round draw: Manchester United host Liverpool in pick of gamesMANCHESTER CITY FC
