Brescia striker Mario Balotelli says football should be suspended in Italy.

Serie A games will be staged today at empty stadiums due to coronavirus concerns.

“I agree with you 100%," wrote the Brescia striker on social media. “Money isn't worth our health, we have to wake up. Don't write rubbish to me like: But you are protected! What difference does it make if you play or not? Nothing happens to you behind closed doors! Don't take away the only fun that people have at the weekend in the red zones!

“I LOVE FOOTBALL MORE THAN YOU… but playing means travelling by bus, train, aeroplane, sleeping in a hotel, in any case entering into contact with other people outside of your working environment…

“I already don't get to see my children because of this damned Coronavirus, because as you know they do not live in Lombardy, so it's already infuriating and sad.

“I certainly don't want my mother, who I see and eat with almost every day, to catch anything from me. She is not the same age as me and as much as I love football (which I owe everything to), I won't risk her getting ill!

“Why would I? To entertain someone else? Or to stop them losing money? Don't be ridiculous! GET OVER YOURSELVES, WE'VE HAD ENOUGH NOW. Guys, you can't joke around with health."