Mario Balotelli He is a very peculiar professional footballer. Capable of the best and the worst, this weekend he once again left us one of his last pearls that will undoubtedly go down in history. Not only because of his goal against Saint-Étienne in the 12th minute, but rather because of his celebration, a celebration in true FIFA style of EA Sports, something that he himself has been in charge of claiming from the company.
The first Instagram Story after a goal
The 11th minute of the game was running, and Olympique de Marseille was preparing to take a corner. With a skilful volley inside the small area, Mario Balotelli managed to send the ball into the back of the net, thus achieving the first goal for his team. But the thing did not end there, since Super Mario, he quickly walked towards a cameraman (apparently from the club) to get his mobile phone. The reason? He was going to celebrate his goal directly on Instagram.
Mario Balotelli's latest goal celebration is something else! ? pic.twitter.com/uxgIJVS7dB
- ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 4th 2019
Without hesitating for a second, good old Mario unlocked his phone, opened Instagram and started recording a video that, seconds later, he would post live on the social network. The Story is also uploaded as a publication, and already has 2,7 million views and 8.000 accumulated comments. As Balotelli himself has baptized it, it is the first Instagram story published after a goal
See this post on Instagram
A shared publication of Mario Balotelli?????? (@mb459) on Mar 3, 2019 at 2:10am PST
Will we see it in FIFA 20?
See this post on Instagram
I want this celebration on @easportsfifa thanks!! ????
A shared publication of Mario Balotelli?????? (@mb459) on Mar 4, 2019 at 4:29am PST
But Balotelli's intentions go far beyond a simple Instagram post. Good old Mario wants more recognition, and for this he has tagged the EA Sports Instagram account so they take note and offer a similar celebration at the next fifa 20. The truth is that watching the replay from the camera that recorded the moment, the option of celebrating a goal in this way can be quite fun. Take note EA!