Victor Osimhen has evidently been missed in Napoli’s games, and his alternates, Giovanni Simeone and Giacomo Raspadori have not performed as expected.
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti has revealed that Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will be fully fit and available for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal clash against AC Milan at the Diego Maradona stadium on the 18th of April, Soccernet.ng reports.
Recall that Napoli’s last three matches’ results have been unbelievable because of Osimhen’s absence.
Early on it was reported that Osimhen he has not played for the Partenopeans since, due to an injury he sustained while on international home call duty with Nigeria in March.
In Osimhen’s absence, Napoli has recorded 2 loses and 1 win, namely;
1. Napoli lost 4-0 to AC Milan in the Serie A.
2. Napoli recovered with a strained 2-1 win over Lecce.
3. Napoli lost 1-0 to AC Milan in their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie.
Coach Spalletti has vividly confirmed that the 24-year-old striker will play the second leg.
“Victor Osimhen will 100 percent be available for the return leg at Maradona on Tuesday. He will be there,” the Italian coach said per Fabrizio Romano.
According to Soccernet.ng, the Partenopeans play Hellas Verona this weekend, and it is expected that Osimhen would get a run-in.
Napoli fans would be hoping that their talisman returns with a bang and help them overturn the one-goal deficit from the first leg.
