Napoli's Osimhen left out of squad for AC Milan clash

11.04.2023 - 17:07 channelnewsasia.com

Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will miss his side's Champions League quarter-final first leg at AC Milan on Wednesday after being left out of manager Luciano Spalletti's matchday squad due to injury.Nigeria's Osimhen, who is Serie A's top scorer this season with 21 goals, has missed this month's league games against Milan and Lecce due to a thigh strain.In a post on their website, Napoli said Osimhen "worked separately" from the team during Tuesday's training session.Giacomo Raspadori is expected to lead the line against Milan, with Argentine striker Giovanni Simeone also sidelined due to a thigh issue.Napoli beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16 last month to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time.

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A man walks past a graffiti depicting Argentine’s football legend Diego Maradona, with flags, banners and a papier mache model of Naples’s football players (up), in the colors of Napoli, decorating the Quartieri Case Nuove in central Naples on April 29, 2023, on the eve of the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Salernitana. – Naples, as the city braces up for its potential first Scudetto championship win in 33 years. An incredible 19 points clear at the top of Serie A, it’s surely only a matter of time until southern Italy’s biggest club win the Scudetto for the first time since 1990, when Diego Maradona was still strutting his stuff in sight of Mount Vesuvius. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

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Luciano Spalletti's team, who have a huge lead over their rivals at the top of the table, needed only to beat Salernitana to secure their first crown since 1990, when they were inspired by Diego Maradona.

Salernitana hold Napoli to a draw, delaying title party

NAPLES :Leaders Napoli were held to a 1-1 home draw after a late goal by Salernitana forward Boulaye Dia cancelled out Mathias Olivera's header, denying Luciano Spalletti's side of early title celebrations at their home ground.

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Leaders Napoli were held to a 1-1 home draw after a late goal by Salernitana forward Boulaye Dia cancelled out Mathias Olivera's header, denying Luciano Spalletti's side of early title celebrations at their home ground.

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NAPLES, Italy: Napoli can finally end a 33-year wait for the Serie A title on Sunday when they take on Salernitana with potentially one more win enough to take them over the line. Authorities in Naples are steeling themselves for a wave of partying should the current crop of stars emulate Diego Maradona and seal a third Scudetto for Napoli, with fans ready to unleash an explosion of joy after three decades of pent-up frustration.

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