Italy play Uruguay in Nice friendly

By Football Italia staff

Italy will play a friendly against Uruguay on June 7 at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, where Mario Balotelli features for OGC.

The choice of venue is possibly a way to welcome SuperMario back into the Azzurri fold.

He has rediscovered his form in Ligue 1, scoring 11 goals in 16 competitive games for Nice this season.

Although the 26-year-old has 33 senior Italy caps, he hasn’t featured for the Nazionale since the 2014 World Cup.

The FIGC announced the summer encounter with Edinson Cavani’s Uruguay, a side Italy have traditionally struggled against.

They were eliminated by the South Americans in the 2014 World Cup, one of four defeats, four draws and only two Azzurri victories.

There was also the famous incident in that match where Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder, unseen by the referee.

This will be the second time Italy have played in Nice after a 2-2 friendly draw with Austria in August 2008.

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