Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has suffered a hamstring injury while on international duty with Italy.
The 24-year-old suffered the problem in training ahead of Sunday's European Championship qualifier with Croatia and has been unable to recover from it.
It was decided on Saturday that Balotelli would be released back to his club and Italy announced the news on their official Twitter feed.
Juventus defender Angelo Ogbonna has also gone home with a similar complaint.
