Nice coach Lucien Favre admits he's not hear from Italy coach Giampiero Ventura about Mario Balotelli.

Nice are to meet Lazio in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Favre said: I don't know why he doesn't go to the national team.

“You'd have to ask Ventura. The CT has never called me, he's capable of watching him, so you'd have to ask him how he feels.

“Mario has been improving for a year and a half, but he still has more work to do. He must always work."