"Super Mario" has committed for several years with the club of Brescia, promoted to the Italian first division.

"Mario comes home". Former OM striker Mario Balotelli will return to Serie A, three years after his last match in Italy, joining Brescia, announced Sunday the club of the region where he grew up. The sulphurous striker, looking for a new club after the end of his contract with Marseille in June, signed a "multi-year contract", assured the club Brescia, promoted in Serie A, without giving more details.

Back on the grounds in a month

According to the local press, the 29-year-old Italian international (36 caps) has signed a three-year contract with the club from Northern Italy. "This return to Italy, after three years, was made possible by Mario's determination and enthusiasm to return to Brescia, the city where he grew up and where, since he was a child, he has distinguished himself by its physical and technical qualities, "the statement added.

Mario Balotelli, who played in France (in Nice then Marseille), should make his comeback on the Italian courts on September 25, against Juventus Turin, the fault of a suspension of four matches. Brescia recovers the Italian D1 this season after being relegated in 2011.