The ‘FIFA virus’ threatens Naples. His scorer was on Friday Victor Osimhen He had to retire in the second half of the friendly he played with the Nigerian team against Saudi Arabia in Portimao (Portugal), which ended 2-2, and with the concern of the Italian club, Real Madrid’s rival in the Champions League , about the physical condition of the striker.
The initial diagnosis given by the Nigerian team is that Osimhen is suffering from a hamstring injury but it is not known how long he will be out pending the results of the MRI he underwent today.
José Peseiro, coach of Nigeriaadmitted that Osimhen is unlikely to be present for the ‘super eagles’ next friendly, on Monday in Albufeira, also in the Algarve.
“In my opinion, we don’t need him to play again, regardless of the MRI results,” Peseiro said in a video published by the Nigerian team on social media.
In Naples there is concern about the extent of the injury although there is hope that it will be a minor accident since Osimhen left the field of play on his own two feet.
Delicate moment in Naples
Naples did not start the season well after winning the third scudetto in its history last season, the first after a 33-year drought. Rudi Garcia, who replaced Luciano Spalletti During the summer, his continuation on the bench was at stake in the next few matches as his team sat in fifth place in Serie A, 7 points behind leaders Milan.
Osimhen, however, has continued to show a good level of scoring since then He scored six goals in the first eight days despite missing a penalty in Bologna that sparked a conflict with Naples over a TikTok video mocking his mistake.
Therefore, the presence of Osimhen after the national team break is important for Naples to straighten its path after losing its last game against Fiorentina at the Stadio Diego Maradona (1-3) despite the fact that the Nigerian did not score in the Champions League. absent in two games (victory at Braga by 1-2 and defeat at home against Real Madrid by 2-3).
Napoli resume Serie A on October 21, traveling to Verona, three days later they visit Union Berlin in the Champions League and on October 29 they host none other than current leaders Milan.
Source: La Verdad
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