His career, on the other hand, has stains of disciplinary issues and bad conduct.
Nonetheless, many believe that he has not lived up to his full potential.
He made his global Under-21 debut for his country in September 2008, scoring against Greece.
This was after he played very well for various youth teams of the club.
Wait until Mario gets the hang of what goes on here on twittersphere! This was in reply to haters who kept booing him for his poor acts.
His football career has taken him from Italy to England, where he spent time with Man City.