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ITALY coach Cesare Prandelli has told Mario Balotelli to keep his shirt on in Brazil. The AC Milan star scored the winner for the Azzuri in their 2-1 Confederations Cup groups stage win over Mexico on Sunday. But the 22-year-old was booked for taking his shirt off after scoring the winner in the Maracana. Prandelli said: �Everybody has seen his muscles by now so he doesn�t need to show them off by taking off his shirt next time. �We have talked about this with Mario, because those yellow cards do add up. But I noticed how concentrated and motivated he was throughout the whole game.� Balotelli played a blinder for Italy with direct pace and movement that troubled Mexico�s backline until he scored the winner. Prandelli added: �He only got slightly tense when we should have had a penalty against us but he scored a goal through strength and temperament.�