Genoa fume over De Bruyne goal: 'All of Italy saw'

A controversial Kevin De Bruyne goal leaves Genoa raging after their 2-0 Serie A defeat to Napoli.

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What happened. Genoa lost 2-0 to Napoli, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring a controversial opener after a push on Johan Vasquez that the referee allowed to stand.

• De Bruyne also assisted Vergara for the second goal.
• Genoa director Diego Lopez claims the referee had prior errors against them.
• VAR did not recommend an On-Field Review for the incident.

“All of Italy saw what happened today.”

— Diego Lopez

Genoa's complaints add to early-season refereeing controversy in Serie A, with Open VAR expected to review the incident.

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