Italian Serie A side Napoli will be without their top scorer Victor Osimhen, who also doubles as the top scorer in the league when they take on AC Milan in the Serie A this weekend.
The runaway league leaders announced that the Nigerian is suffering from a muscle injury picked up while on international duty with Nigeria and he is expected to be out for the game against Lecce as well.
Osimhen is expected back in the team when they play AC Milan in the first leg of the quarter final of the UEFA Champions League in two weekstime. It has left Napoli who were unwilling to release him for international break furious.
Nigeria needed a win to reclaim the top spot in the group after losing 0-1 in Abuja in the reverse tie and that made Osimhen to risk it all in the game against Guinea Bissau and it has now proved costly for his Serie A side.
Napoli are concerned about Osimhen’s decision to play the entire duration of the game against Guinea Bissau, which Nigeria won 1-0 away in Bissau even when he knew he wasn’t feeling too comfortable. He struggled all through the game and now it’s evidently clear that he played through the pain barrier for the Super Eagles.
His commitment to the course of the senior national team of Nigeria has never been in doubt but his recent act has further cemented his reputation as one player willing to give his all for the senior national team of Nigeria.
Daniel Martins
