Headline: Genoa Fires Back at Ryanair Over Mocking Response to Controversial A-Series Defeat
Genoa’s social media team retaliated against Ryanair after the airline poked fun at their recent controversial loss to Napoli. The snarky reply stated, “Sorry about the delay, but you’re used to that.”
In their Serie A season opener, Genoa suffered a 2-0 defeat, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring the first goal. The team expressed anger over the referee’s decision not to disallow the goal, which they believed resulted from a foul committed against player Johan Vasquez. However, the referee and VAR officials, along with their superiors, upheld that the goal was valid.
Ryanair mock Genoa over goal controversy
Ryanair, known for their social media commentary on current events, shared a clip of the De Bruyne incident with the remark, “The foul is only in the mind of those who lost.”
Three days later, Genoa, who had not been tagged in the original tweet, utilized the opportunity to respond cleverly. They shot back, “The luggage is only in the mind of those who lost it. P.S. sorry for the delay, but you’re used to that.”
il bagaglio è solo nella testa di chi l’ha persoP.S. scusate il ritardo, ma dovreste esserci abituati 😊
Genoa’s social media team hit back at Ryanair with a vicious jibe following the mockery of their controversial defeat to Napoli. ‘Sorry about the delay, but you’re used to that.’
The Grifone were beaten 2-0 in the opening round of the Serie A season, with the deadlock broken by Kevin De Bruyne.
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The hosts were furious at the decision not to disallow the goal for what they considered to be his foul on Johan Vasquez, but the referee, VAR and their superiors confirmed it was correct to wave play on.
Ryanair mock Genoa over goal controversy
ITALY – AUGUST 22: Daniele De Rossi, Head Coach, before the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on August 22, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images)
Ryanair have a record of mocking current events including sports on their social media channels, and retweeted a clip of the De Bruyne challenge with the phrase: ‘The foul is only in the mind of those who lost.’
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Genoa replied three days later to the message, as they had not been originally tagged in on it, but used that to their advantage to hit back at the budget airline.
“The luggage is only in the mind of those who lost it. P.S. sorry for the delay, but you’re used to that.”
il bagaglio è solo nella testa di chi l’ha persoP.S. scusate il ritardo, ma dovreste esserci abituati 😊
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