Genoa coach Vieira: I want Balotelli to react like that

Vieira sent the striker off late in the match and admitted afterwards that the striker was angry at being stopped so late.

He said after his first match on Sunday: “We still need to work on the attacking phase and these players have the quality to come on, move centrally and do well.

“Mario was disappointed at the end of the match because he wanted to enter the field earlier. But these are exactly the reactions I want to see from my players. The fact that he wanted to enter the field earlier shows that he wants to do well.” .”

Vieira also said: “The atmosphere was exciting. I liked the atmosphere in the stadium. From a playing point of view, we played a good match, we have some things to improve.”

“I felt sorry for the boys because we deserved to win this match because we were the stronger team in the second half. That's football, it's difficult to accept the second penalty.”