Napoli in Lecce without Victor Osimhen among the starters: the explanation

An official formation that had scared some people, then the clarification.

Napoli in Lecce without Victor Osimhen on the field from the first minute. That was Rudi Garcia’s decision for the Parthenopei’s Saturday afternoon advance, who are expected next Tuesday in their Champions League home match with Real Madrid. The French coach has decided to send Giovanni Simeone on the field in place of the Nigerian, but recent controversies seem to have no bearing on a completely technical choice anyway.

Having clarified the fact that Osimhen is well, and that therefore if in Lecce he did not è enter the starting eleven è precisely because of a decision by Garcia, Napoli explained to 'Sky Sport' the reasons for this exclusion. Which are linked precisely to the upcoming challenge with Real Madrid and are due to simple turnover. In other words: for the one who usually è the Azzurri’s starting center forward è planned some rest in view of the Champions League.

However, the club had made an official statement about the case that broke out around its player. "Calcio Napoli, in order to avoid any instrumentalization on the issue, clarifies that it never intended to offend or make fun of Victor Osimhen, the technical asset of the clubà. To prove this, during the summer training camp, the club firmly rejected any offer received for the striker's transfer abroad. However, if Victor had perceived any offense against him this was unrelated to any will of the club,", a statement could be read.