Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed Victor Osimhen will be out for a couple of weeks after sustaining injury on international duty with Nigeria.
The Serie A leaders announced on Friday the 23-year-old will miss Sunday’s clash against holders AC Milan at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium due to a muscular injury.
The club further stated that Osimhen will be evaluated next week but De Laurentiis gave an update during his interview with reporters at the Lega Serie A meeting.
“He should be out for a couple of weeks, we hope,” said the President.
Osimhen could now miss the first leg of Napoli’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash against AC Milan at the San Siro.
The 24-year-old has scored 25 goals in 28 appearances across all competitions for Napoli this season.