Coach Gennaro Gattuso said Nigeria International Victor Osimhen is not 100 percent fit after making a cameo appearance as Napoli lost 2-1 away to Genoa.
Osimhen replaced Andrea Petagna in the 54th minutes in Napoliโs away loss and in a post-match interview, Gattuso said: โOsimhen was out for three months, he had COVID and a shoulder injury, so heโs not at 100 per cent. We donโt have a magic wand, but he is showing some glimmers of hope. We know his characteristics, but he has barely played for us this season.โ
He however dismissed the comparison between Osimhen and Petagna: โAndrea Petagna is a very different type of centre-forward to Osimhen, so their characteristics cannot be compared.
“The other day when I moved to three at the back, it was to counter Atalantaโs system, but also we are just struggling to recover between games. Thereโs the genuine risk of losing players to injury, as we only have so many who can play in certain roles. We have to rotate,โ Gattuso said. (Nation)