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Victor Osimhen’s agent threatens legal action against Napoli due to offensive TikTok Post

[ad_1] Napoli striker Victor Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda threatened legal action against the Italian club after it had shared a since-deleted post mocking the Nigerian. The post which was shared from the TikTok account of the club showed Osimhen missing a penalty against Bologna along with a high pitched voice saying “gimme penalty please” dubbed on it. “What happened today on Napoli’s official profile on the TikTok platform is not acceptable. A video mocking Victor was first made public and then, but now belatedly, deleted. We reserve the right to take legal action and any other useful initiative to protect Victor,” Caldena said on X, formerly Twitter. Osimhen, who was instrumental in helping Napoli win the Scudetto after 33 years last season, missed a late penalty in a goalless dr...
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Victor Osimhen double but champions Napoli held by Bologna

[ad_1] Napoli forward Victor Osimhen scored in each half but the Serie A champions were held to a surprise 2-2 draw at Bologna on Sunday. Napoli missed out on the opportunity to surpass their club record of 91 points in a season, set in 2017-18, and now have 87 with one match remaining. The league’s leading scorer Osimhen struck after 14 minutes and doubled Napoli’s lead nine minutes into the second half. The 24-year-old Nigeria international has netted 25 times in Serie A this season. Bologna fought back strongly, however, with Lewis Ferguson scoring after 63 minutes and Lorenzo De Silvestri equalising with a header six minutes from time. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fb...
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While You Were Asleep: No Messi no problem for PSG, De Gea error gifts West Ham win, Napoli see off Fiorentina

[ad_1] PSG avoided distraction from noise surrounding Lionel Messi with a 3-1 win over Troyes. Christophe Galtier’s side bagged all three points against Troyes as Kylian Mbappe, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz goals take them to the brink of the Ligue 1 title. Lionel Mess has been suspended by the club after he missed practice on Monday while he was on a promotional trip to Saudi Arabia. The Argentine has posted a short video on Instagram to ask for forgiveness and chalk up the controversy to a scheduling misunderstanding. ⌛️ FULL-TIME: Troyes 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain! 3️⃣ #Ligue1 goals, 3️⃣ #Ligue1 points 🔴🔵 #𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐏𝐒𝐆 pic.twitter.com/7pXMNIgv5L — Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) May 7, 2023 Kylian Mbappe scored in the eighth minute, Vitinha made it 2-0 before the hour. Xavier Chavalerin pu...
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Napoli’s Victor Osimhen to return for Champions League second leg AC Milan

[ad_1] Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will be fit for their Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to AC Milan next week after missing Wednesday’s 1-0 first leg defeat, manager Luciano Spalletti said. Nigeria’s Osimhen, Serie A’s top scorer with 21 goals, was sidelined for this month’s league games against Milan and Lecce due to a thigh strain. “The chances of him being available are 100% because the work schedule, it was made in that direction,” Spalletti told Sky Sports in Italy. “He was rested today (Wednesday) and in Saturday’s match to complete the work done by the doctors, then anything can happen.” Ismael Bennacer’s goal gave Milan a 1-0 win to take into the return leg on April 18. Serie A leaders Napoli have never reached the Champions League semi-finals. !...
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Runaway league leaders Napoli crush Torino 4-0 away

[ad_1] Serie A leaders Napoli thrashed Torino 4-0 away with a double from Victor Osimhen and goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele on Sunday to move closer to the title. The Naples side have a 21-point lead over second-placed Inter Milan, who host Juventus later on Sunday. “The players showed great hunger,” coach Luciano Spalletti said. “Once again I went to talk to the lads before the game afraid that there might be a bit of complacency but once again they showed me they are cut from a different cloth. “As the Naples saying goes: he who is hungry doesn’t sleep.” Napoli took the lead after nine minutes when Piotr Zielinski’s corner found Osimhen in the centre of the box and he headed into the bottom left corner. Kvaratskhelia doubled the lead in the 35th minute with a pena...
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Ten-man Napoli beat Empoli 2-0 | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A goal by Victor Osimhen and an own goal by Empoli defender Ardian Ismajli helped 10-man Napoli beat Empoli 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday. With this win, Napoli have extended their lead over second-placed Inter Milan to a staggering 18 points.Napoli remain top of the standings on 65 points. Empoli are 12th on 28. Napoli dominated the clash from the outset and pushed mid-table Empoli enough to pressure Ismajli into opening the scoring with an own goal in the 17th minute.Osimhen made it 2-0 for Napoli just before the half-hour mark, tapping in a rebound from close range after Empoli keeper Guglielmo Vicario had parried a strike by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia right into the Nigerian's path.The visitors were left with 10 men in the 67th minute after defender Mario Rui received a dir...