Messi And Balotelli Met The Pope But It Was Mario Balotelli That Had A Private Discussion With The Pope

Reigning World footballer of the year, Lionel Messi and headline topping Italian striker Mario Balotelli met with the Pope Francis yesterday alongside other members of the Italian and Argentinian national team. The meeting with the pope comes before Argentina takes on Italy in a friendly Match.Pope Francis is Argentinian.

The Interesting part of it was that, among all the players present, it was the ever popular Mario Balotelli that met privately with the Pope. Even though other players might have wish to have the privilege.