Mario Balotelli slams Dani Alves over Davide Astori comments | OneFootball

Nice and Italy striker Mario Balotelli has called out Paris Saint-Germain star Dani Alves for insensitive comments made about Davide Astori.

Fiorentina captain and Italy international Astori died in his sleep aged 31 on Sunday and an initial autopsy report confirmed he suffered cardiac arrest due to bradycardia – an abnormal slowing of the heart.

Dani Alves created quite a stir with his comments in a press conference on Tuesday when asked about Astori, noting he didn’t know the defender and “thousands of children die every day without this much attention being paid to them. Their deaths are just as important.”

Balotelli vented his frustration in an Instagram live stream with Damiano Er Faina.

“What he said wasn’t wrong, but he could’ve kept it to himself at that moment,” said Balotelli.

“He should’ve just passed on his condolences and that’s it, not talk rubbish. You cannot make those comments when faced with someone’s death.

“He said things that had **** all to do with anything. Astori, by the way, was a good guy, polite, and I can say that because I played with him for the Nazionale.”