On Monday, 1 February, at the Circolo della Stampa Milan, in Palazzo Serbelloni during the New Year's Party, a traditional event organised by the Gruppo Lombardo Giornalisti Sportivi (Lombardy Group of Sports Journalists), Inter Milan striker Mario Balottelli was awarded the prize for the best emerging footballer of the past year. To him, the CEO of Eberhard Italia, Mario Peserico, personally presented the "Chrono 4" chronograph by Eberhard & Co.