What's more, America doesn't always like it when Europe takes a firm stand.Judging from Mr Bush's first trip to Europe, in June, his affable manner may do much to contain the serious divisions among the Genoa participants.
Roma, coming off their first defeat in Serie A – a 3-0 defeat at Juve – romped to a 4-0 triumph over Genoa.
Results: Atalanta 0 1 Reggina, Cagliari 2 0 Napoli, Catania 2 0 Sampdoria, Genoa 0 1 Lazio, Juventus 1 1 Internazionale, Milan 5 1 Torino, Palermo 4 1 Bologna, Roma 3 2 Lecce, Siena 0 2 Chievo, Udinese 3 1 Fiorentina.
Moving from Pescara to Genoa, he quickly found himself shunted out to the wings on a team that cycled through three managers in a single campaign.
Diagne tried his hand at many things: peddling bags and sunglasses in Genoa, washing dishes in Corsica, working at a warehouse in Florence.
Time is a commodity Liverani did not receive at Genoa, although he believes the experience made him stronger.
Results: Lazio 0-2 Genoa, Livorno 1-0 Atalanta, Milan 0-2 FioreNapoli Napoli 2-1 Catania, Parma 0-1 JuventuSampdoriaria 3-4 Sassuolo, Torino 1-1 Roma, Udinese 0-3 Inter, Verona 2-1 Cagliari.
A goalkeeping coach for the Genoa youth team, he had been caught by city rivals Sampdoria attempting to spy on one of their senior training sessions.
Genoa said in a statement: "No director or member of the coaching staff sent Luca De Pra to watch the training session at Bogliasco.
The arrival of Valter Birsa from Genoa did not go down all that well with Milan's fans this summer, the signing of a player who had failed to hold down a regular spot while on loan at Torino last season being considered emblematic of an underwhelming transfer campaign.
Honourable mention: Ranocchia's then team-mate Marko Livaja hit the post from a yard out in the 90th minute of Inter's 1-1 drawithth Genoa.
