By Daily Sports Nigeria on April 6, 2023
Italian Serie A leaders Napoli have expressed doubt in the availability of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen for their crucial UEFA Champions League first leg quarter-finals against AC Milan next week, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Osimhen suffered a muscle injury while on international duty with Nigeria last week, during the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau and missed Napoli’s Sunday 4-0 loss against Milan in a Serie A clash at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona last Sunday.
Since joining the Italian outfit from Lille in 2020, Osimhen has grown to become an integral part of Luciano Spalletti’s side and the 24-year-old is enjoying a brilliant season, scoring 25 goals in 29 appearances across all competitions to help Spalletti’s side sit 16 points clear in the Serie A table and reach the Champions League last eight.
While the league is almost a done deal, the Partenopei are still in the race to win the Champions League but the striker’s chances of facing their rivals in the Champions League are looking unlikely.
The striker underwent treatment at Castelvolturno on Tuesday, and according to Sky Sport Italia, Friday will be a key date to know whether the Nigerian will be available in the Champions League next week.
“Napoli confirmed on Tuesday that their star striker underwent therapies in the morning at the club’s training centre in Castel Volturno.
“This means the 24-year-old won’t be available against Lecce on Friday when the Partenopei visit Lecce at the Stadio Via Del Mare.
“Friday will also be a key date to know whether Osimhen will be available against Milan next week. Napoli’s correspondent Massimo Ugolini maintains that the Partenopei will ‘need a miracle’ to have the striker back against the Rossoneri at San Siro.”
Source Punch Ng
Posted April 6, 2023
You may also like...
Hope alive! Ighalo close to Club World Cup...
Manchester United, Dortmund Discussing Payment Structure For Sancho...
Onyekuru fires Anderlecht past Lokeren
Super Bowl: Nigerians shine in Seahawks-Patriots clash
AFCON: Take Your Chances, Bang in More Goals,...
Bayern Blow 2-0 Lead To Lose At Gladbach...
Ndidi resumes training after injury layoff
NPFL halts season for Federation Cup
National school volleyball championships begin in Lagos
AFN opens World Relays camp in Lagos
NOC Mourns Galadima, Describes Late Administrator As ‘Principled Visionary’
Musa dents Rivers title hopes as Rangers go top
Nwabali linked with Kaizer Chiefs, Simba SC
New winners emerge at Osun national table tennis tourney
Ex-int’l Disu optimistic ahead SAMDA U-13 tourney
Edun convenes emergency meeting over NBF, NBBofC crisis
Usyk backs Joshua to defeat Fury
FIBA seeds D’Tigress in pot 2 for World Cup draw
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,715 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,042 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (52,964 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,560 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,490 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,392 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,243 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,790 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (50,979 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,486 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,898 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,364 views)