Italy team manager Gigi Riva has brushed aside reports that Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli has fallen out with Azzurri coach Cesare Prandelli.

Prandelli was reportedly unimpressed by Balotelli's approach during his warm-up for Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against the Faroe Islands, and the fact the player took his iPad with him as he watched the match from the bench.

Super Mario: Balotelli was seen to be playing with an ipad on the substitutes bench during Italy's narrow win over the Faroe Islands

'Balotelli's situation is nothing to worry about,' Riva said of the player, who came on for the final six minutes. 'These are small things that happen in every team. He only played a few minutes against the Faroe Islands so he couldn't do much.

'But in every training, Mario gives his best. Prandelli did not watch Balotelli's warm-up because he was watching the game. Let's not create a problem where there is none.'

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