Manchester City star Mario Balotelli was visiting his old club when he wandered into the room in which the press conference was taking place. Balotelli, always good for a laugh, shook hands with the Inter bosses and calmly exited. General manager Ernesto Paolillo indicated the Italian international's drop-in was not at all planned, according to Football Italia.
"We didn't know he'd make this 'blitz' and it was a very pleasant surprise," Paolillo said. "It was a sign of his respect towards Inter and the Nerazzurri youth academy."
Stramaccioni was named interim manager at the Italian club, after it parted ways with Claudio Ranieri.
He becomes the Inter's fifth manager since Jose Mourinho left at the end of the wildly successful 2009-10 season. Andre Villas-Boas is the bookmakers' favorite to become permanent manager at the end of the season.
See Mario Balotelli crash Stramaccioni's party in the video below.
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