But the lasting image of his moment in the limelight was his reaction to the goal. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jun/balotelli_1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 267px; " /> A sequence of pictures showing Italy&rsquo;s Leonardo Bonucci (right) gagging goalscorer Mario Balotelliu00a0 u00a0Balotelli started to shout something in the general direction of his own bench. Leonardo Bonucci immediately grabbed the 21-year-old in a celebratory hug and thrust his hand over Balotelli&rsquo;s mouth. Bonucci said: &ldquo;What he said he said in English and I didn&rsquo;t understand it. I put my hand in front because Mario is instinctive and that&rsquo;s also his strength.&rdquo; Thanks to the Juventus centre-back&rsquo;s quick thinking, it wasn&rsquo;t clear who was the target of Balotelli&rsquo;s ire.

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