The Brazil international chose to leave the stadium before kickoff yesterday after learning that he had been omitted from the squad by Mancini.

At the end of the victory, Mancini barked: "What Adriano does off the field does not interest me. Believe this, we are in a democracy. If he remains at the stadium or goes home, I am not interested.

"There are five strikers in front of him and he knew that from the beginning."