Mario Balotelli is set to return to the pitch after that Brescia coach Fabio Grosso left him out of the squad last week for the game against Roma. The club has in fact issued the list of the players that will be available for the derby against Atalanta and Balotelli has returned to be part of it after being excluded from the Giallorossi clash due to an argument in training with Grosso.
The Italian will probably start in the derby, as Alfredo Donnarumma - Brescia's top goalscorer this season so far - is not fully fit to play from the 1' minute. Coach Fabio Grosso addressed once again the topic in the pre-match press conference: "I don't want to talk about him all the time. I have an honest relationship with him, he has got important qualities. I'll reveal the squad list later, but he should be available. As I said, he has some characteristics that could prove useful to use, if he can show them on the pitch".