Inter Sensation Balotelli Better Than Pato?

Inter Milan teenager Mario Balotelli announced his arrival on the global stage with a fantastic individual performance during the Nerazzurri’s 2-0 victory away to Atalanta over the weekend. So good was the 17-year-old that Inter legend Mario Corso was moved to declare him the best talent he’s ever seen.

“After so many years it is the first time that I have seen such incredible quality,” said Corso, who made over 500 appearances for Inter between 1958 and 1973. “He is good with his head, he is fast, has a good shot, good vision. He takes great set pieces. I say that the only problems he could find are off the field. If he does not become a great player it will only be his fault.

Corso went so far as to say that Balotelli’s talent exceeds that of Milan teenager Alexandre Pato. “Both Pato and Balotelli are very good, but the latter has something more.”