“The problem is Osimhen” – Italian pundit blames Super Eagles striker for Napoli’s Serie A woes

The Nigeria worldwide missed a big chunk of final season resulting from a freak facial harm and coronavirus an infection

Revered Italian soccer professional Mario Sconcerti has heaped a ton of blame on Victor Osimhen’s shoulders for Napoli’s failed try at successful the Italian Serie A final season.

Regardless of occupying the league’s high place for a number of weeks, Napoli finally completed third behind champions AC Milan and runners-up Inter Milan.

Osimhen additionally loved a comparatively productive season, scoring 14 targets in 27 Serie A matches.

The Tremendous Eagles striker, nevertheless, missed greater than a 3rd of Napoli’s league video games resulting from a extreme facial harm that broken his cheekbones.

The 23-year-old’s harm required surgical procedure which stored him out of motion from November to mid-January.

Whereas Osimhen was away, Napoli solely managed three wins in eight league video games, struggling disappointing dwelling defeats to Atalanta, Empoli, and Spezia.

With Napoli ending seven factors behind eventual winners Milan, a win in these video games may have tilted the Scudetto within the Neapolitans’ favour.

What has Sconcerti mentioned?

Soccer pundit Mario Sconcerti thinks Napoli supervisor Luciano Spalletti shouldn’t be blamed for the crew’s title wobble. As a substitute, the 73-year-old factors fingers at Osimhen and his harm for Napoli’s league woes.

Additionally supporting Napoli’s proprietor Aurelio De Laurentiis’ place on African gamers, Sconcerti believes Osimhen ought to share the blame with different Napoli stars who left the membership for the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

“The coach just isn’t the Napoli downside (final season),” Sconcerti informed Radio Kiss Kiss by way of Tutto Napoli.

“The issues had been Osimhen and his harm and the African Cup.

“(Napoli proprietor Aurelio) De Laurentiis is correct. He has been criticised for racism, however this isn’t the case. It isn’t an issue of pores and skin color however of calendars.”

Osimhen may have the possibility to close his critics up when the Italian league season kicks off this weekend. Napoli start their title hunt with an away conflict at Verona on Monday.