Off the PitchFootball ItaliaUnverified source· 4 Aug 2026
Genoa and Bournemouth at odds over 10-1 friendly
Genoa calls it a 'conjoined training session,' Bournemouth says it was a 10-1 win.
Genoa
team
Score
Bournemouth 10-1 Genoa (as reported by Bournemouth)
Scorers
Kluivert hat-trick, Scott (2), Unal (2), Jebbison, Brooks, Dacosta Gonzalez
Genoa goal
Mikael Ellertsson
Venue
Bournemouth Performance Centre
What happened. Genoa and Bournemouth gave conflicting accounts of a pre-season meeting, with Bournemouth claiming a 10-1 friendly win while Genoa described it as a conjoined training session.
- Genoa split the match into four 30-minute sessions, with scores 1-0, 3-1, 3-0, 3-0.
- New signing Mario Mitaj gave away a penalty on debut.
- Genoa beat Leicester 1-0 earlier in their UK tour.
Genoa return to Italy after their UK tour, with the disagreement unlikely to affect pre-season preparations.
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