One of Italy’s young rising stars has had a loan spell cut short because his parent club weren’t impressed at his use of TikTok.
Roma forward Mirko Antonucci has returned to Italy from Portuguese side Vitoria de Setubal after scoring once in six appearances since joining in January.
The 21-year-old, who has represented Italy at five youth international levels, posted a video on TikTok shortly after Vitoria’s 3-1 defeat to Boavista last Saturday which showed him dancing and smiling.
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Antonucci issued a public apology and vow to quit social media, but that wasn’t enough to save his time at the club.