Osimhen injury: that’s when he comes back and who replaces him

“Victor Osimhen underwent diagnostic tests this morning which revealed a second degree lesion of the right hamstring”, informed Napoli. The Nigerian, therefore, has a stretch that will take at least three weeks to recover. This means that he will certainly miss the big match with Milan at the Meazza on 18 September. He will talk about it again after the break for the national teams at the end of September. And the situation will have to be followed with caution since in October a tour de force of matches begins again until the stop for the World Cup in mid-November.

SAN SIRO CURSE

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A stadium, the Milanese one, which so far has seen the Nigerian center forward only negatively. Who jumped for the first time in December 2020, with Inter, due to a shoulder injury. Then in March 2021 his first appearance, but only as a reserve in the final with Milan (back from a strong head injury). In November 2021 the first as a starter, against Inter, ended prematurely due to the fortuitous, but terrible, clash of heads with Skriniar resulting in facial fractures (still playing with a protective mask) now this new stop. It is likely that we will see him again in October when the championship resumes.

THE MOMENT OF SIMEON AND RASPA

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Now it’s up to Spalletti to decide, match after match, which is the best substitute between Giovanni Simeone and Giacomo Raspadori. Until the eve with Liverpool – when Osimhen had accused a resentment – the Bolognese appeared to be the favorite. Then the excellent intuition of the coach who replaced the Nigerian with the Argentine in the Champions League on Wednesday and Cholito scored the first ball touched and packaged an assist a few minutes later. So against Spezia we will probably see Simeone in the starting position but for sure Raspadori will play, at the start or in the race, and it is not excluded that he can also team up with the South American, if he goes to 4-2-3-1.