In Napoli's match against Arsenal, De Bruyne and Di Lorenzo were involved in a rather intense argument, which was fully captured by the cameras. Napoli ultimately lost 0-1, and the captain confronted the Belgian midfielder over a defensive positioning issue, with De Bruyne not reacting particularly well. The two then exchanged words at the Maradona Stadium.

After the match, Di Lorenzo spoke about the incident himself: "This shows that we are still alive. It is normal to have a bit of emotion during a match: it was just a positioning issue that we did not communicate well enough. We are disappointed with the result, and now we will see which areas we need to restart from and try to do better."