Genoa's response came three days after Ryanair retweeted a clip of the Kevin De Bruyne challenge with the phrase: 'The foul is only in the mind of those who lost.' The Grifone's social media team hit back with a jibe of their own, saying: 'The luggage is only in the mind of those who lost it. P.S. sorry for the delay, but you're used to that.'
The exchange highlights the ongoing controversy surrounding the goal that broke the deadlock in Genoa's 2-0 defeat to Napoli. The hosts were furious at the decision not to disallow the goal for what they considered to be a foul on Johan Vasquez, but the referee, VAR and their superiors confirmed it was correct to wave play on.
Genoa's response to Ryanair's mockery suggests that the Grifone are not taking the criticism lying down, and are instead choosing to fight back with a witty jibe of their own.