Former Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli had a Sunday to remember for current club Adana Demirspor.
The Italian left Anfield in 2016 after spending two years at the club, only managing the one goal. A talented player but too often failing to reach his potential, the 31-year-old is now playing in Turkey and was in spectacular form on Sunday afternoon.
With nothing left to play for in terms of a top-four finish, Demirspor played Goztepe and won 7-0.
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Balotelli not only took home the match-ball with a hat-trick but scored a total of five of the goals, including a potential goal of the season winner. Picking the ball up on the left-hand side of the pitch, just outside the box. Driving towards his defender, he pulled off eight stepovers before shifting the ball onto his left foot.
From the corner of the six-yard box, Balotelli not only fooled the defender attempting to block the shot but also the goalkeeper - executing a perfect rabona finish into the bottom left-hand corner of the goal. It capped off a memorable day for the striker and highlighted just how talented the attacker is.
Having made a name for himself as a promising teenager with Italian giants Inter Milan, Balotelli moved to Man City in 2010 and spent three years at the Etihad Stadium before leaving to join Inter's rivals AC Milan. One season with the Rossoneri saw Brendan Rodgers sign Balotelli as a replacement for Luis Suarez for £16million.
