Napoli star, Victor Osimhen, could miss the Champions League clash with AC Milan as he is yet to fully recover from a knee injury.
The 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup winner will undergo a few rounds of medical tests later today to ascertain whether he will be part of the squad to face Milan tomorrow or not at San Siro.
The Nigeria international sustained a knee injury whilst on international duty last month against Guinea Bissau, and as a result missed Napoli’s last two Serie A clashes with AC Milan and Lecce.
Osimhen, it will be recalled, fired blanks in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series when Nigeria lost 0-1 in Abuja and also in the reverse fixture when the Super Eagles avenged the defeat with the same goal margin victory over the Wild Dogs in Bissau.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the former Lille striker trained alone instead of joining the squad training and later headed off to the gym.
Napoli are aiming to win their first Scudetto since 1990.
Osimhen has been on fire this season for Napoli, scoring 25 goals in 29 matches in all competitions. He is currently leading the Serie A scorers’ list with 21 goals and four assists.
The Partenopeans boss, Luciano Spalletti, last weekend after their 2-1 victory over Leece lamented Osimhen’s absence in their last two games.
“It does become difficult without him, because he has this way of running into space, this physicality, he can draw everyone to him and therefore create the space for his teammates,” Spalletti said after the victory at Stadio Via del Mare.