What happened. Genoa sporting director Diego Lopez has been suspended until 8 September for improperly entering the pitch and aggressively contesting a refereeing decision after Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Napoli.

Lopez was not on the matchday sheet but entered the pitch at full time.
He briefly prevented the referee from closing his dressing room door.
Genoa were furious about a foul on Johan Vasquez before De Bruyne's opener.

“There was not a person in the world who thought it was not a foul.”
— Daniele De Rossi

Refereeing chief Daniele Orsato has backed the officials, saying no error was made.

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