‘You look nice’ – Mario Balotelli trolls Edin Dzeko over gruesome battle scars on international duty
Edin Dzeko has shown off the brutal facial injury he suffered playing for Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday. The striker captained his country in their opening World Cup qualifier against Romania where he sustained the nasty knock. Dzeko suffered a gruesome facial injury on Bosnia duty The striker was left in agony after he was kicked in the face challenging for the ball Dzeko had started the match but was substituted at half time as he suffered the gruesome injury whilst challenging for a header. The 39-year-old was kicked in the face by Romania defender Mihai Popescu as the pair both went for the ball. He was left in agony on the ground but was able to play the final 11 minutes of the first half. Dzeko had already been wearing a cast on his right hand due to a pre-existing injury before being kicked in the face. After the match, the former Manchester City star showed off his battle scars on social media. In an Instagram post, Dzeko shared a selfie showing his swollen nose and bruised eyes. He had also had stitches and tape applied to his nose to treat the injuries, writing: “All IN or nothing.” However, his ex-City teammate Mario Balotelli could not resist poking fun at the veteran striker. The Italian commented: “You look nice like this,” with crying laughing and heart emojis. Dzeko and Balotelli made 30 appearances together during their time at the Etihad Stadium. instagram / @edindzekoDzeko showed off his battle scars in a post on Instagram[/caption] The veteran forward was forced off at half-time after the injury They also won both the Premier League and FA Cup as City teammates. Another of Dzeko’s former clubs, Wolfsburg, also wrote under the post: “Nothing can stop you, legend.” Meanwhile, the Bosnian also attached snaps of a previous cut to his eyebrows suffered whilst playing for Fenerbahce. Despite the nasty cut, Dzeko has still made 43 appearances across all competitions this season, scoring 19 goals. Friday’s appearance against Romania also extended his record tally of caps for Bosnia to 140 since making his debut aged 21 in 2007. As well as being their leading appearance maker, Dzeko is also Bosnia’s all-time top scorer with 67 international goals. Although he was not on the scoresheet in Romania, his side won 1-0 in Bucharest to kickstart their qualifying campaign. Dzeko starred in their only previous World Cup appearance in Brazil back in 2014. Bosnia continue qualifying at home to Cyprus on Monday, with their group also containing Austria and San Marino.
Edin Dzeko has shown off the brutal facial injury he suffered playing for Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday.
The striker captained his country in their opening World Cup qualifier against Romania where he sustained the nasty knock.
Dzeko had started the match but was substituted at half time as he suffered the gruesome injury whilst challenging for a header.
The 39-year-old was kicked in the face by Romania defender Mihai Popescu as the pair both went for the ball.
He was left in agony on the ground but was able to play the final 11 minutes of the first half.
Dzeko had already been wearing a cast on his right hand due to a pre-existing injury before being kicked in the face.
After the match, the former Manchester City star showed off his battle scars on social media.
In an Instagram post, Dzeko shared a selfie showing his swollen nose and bruised eyes.
He had also had stitches and tape applied to his nose to treat the injuries, writing: “All IN or nothing.”
However, his ex-City teammate Mario Balotelli could not resist poking fun at the veteran striker.
The Italian commented: “You look nice like this,” with crying laughing and heart emojis.
Dzeko and Balotelli made 30 appearances together during their time at the Etihad Stadium.
They also won both the Premier League and FA Cup as City teammates.
Another of Dzeko’s former clubs, Wolfsburg, also wrote under the post: “Nothing can stop you, legend.”
Meanwhile, the Bosnian also attached snaps of a previous cut to his eyebrows suffered whilst playing for Fenerbahce.
Despite the nasty cut, Dzeko has still made 43 appearances across all competitions this season, scoring 19 goals.
Friday’s appearance against Romania also extended his record tally of caps for Bosnia to 140 since making his debut aged 21 in 2007.
As well as being their leading appearance maker, Dzeko is also Bosnia’s all-time top scorer with 67 international goals.
Although he was not on the scoresheet in Romania, his side won 1-0 in Bucharest to kickstart their qualifying campaign.
Dzeko starred in their only previous World Cup appearance in Brazil back in 2014.
Bosnia continue qualifying at home to Cyprus on Monday, with their group also containing Austria and San Marino.
