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Brescia striker Mario Balotelli: I've been going crazy

Brescia striker Mario Balotelli fears he's lost his touch during Italy's coronavirus lockdown.

Brescia is set to return to training on May 18.

“If you pass me the ball now, I am not able to get it under control with a first touch. It's been two months since I touched the ball," SuperMario told former teammate Alessandro Matri during an Instagram Live chat.

“I was going crazy the last couple of weeks, because I was totally alone. My daughter is in Naples, my son is in Zurich, my mother is of a certain age and needs to be protected, my brothers are in quarantine with their children, so I was left by myself. It was tough.

“It's impossible to train properly if you don't have a running machine, so even though it wasn't really allowed, I went to the park near me to do a little running."

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