Top Super Eagles Striker Shakes Off Injury Scare, to Face Last Fitness Test Ahead of Barcelona Clash

• Luciano Spalletti has revealed Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen was rested as a precaution after the forward missed Napoli’s final training session on Wednesday, February 16
• Napoli is set to face Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Europa League Round of 32 first-leg on Thursday, February 17
• Victor Osimhen is Napoli’s top scorer in all competitions this season, netting ten goals in 18 games with four of the goals coming in the Europa League

Victor Osimhen has been declared fit ahead of Napoli’s crucial Europa League round-of-32 tie against Barcelona on Thursday, February 17.

The Super Eagles striker missed Napoli’s last training session and that has caused fans of the Italian club to be worried as some assume the 22-year-old will miss the game due to injury.

According to a report via Soccernet, Napoli coach, Luciano Spalletti has now dispelled those rumors by revealing Victor Osimhen was only rested as a precaution.

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The Italian manager in his pre-match press conference assured that the Nigerian striker is fit and will be assessed before the game against Barcelona

"@victorosimhen9 doesn't have a muscle problem. He was rested as a precaution. We'll look at him tomorrow"

Victor Osimhen is Napoli’s top scorer in the Europa League this season having netted 4 goals for the Italian club in Europe’s second-tier club competition.

Injury plague Napoli ahead of Round-of-32 clash with Barcelona

Meanwhile, Luciano Spalletti will be without some of his experienced players as Napoli gets set to tackle Barcelona in the Europa League.

According to Football Italia, The Partenopei will be without the services of right-wingers Hirving Lozano and Matteo Politano who are both nursing an injury.

Napoli are confident of getting a good result in Spain but the Italians have a terrible record in Europe as they have lost all their last four away European fixtures in the knock-out phase, including one at the Nou Camp in 2020.

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Xavi Provides Crucial Aubameyang Update Ahead of Europa League Tie

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona boss Xavi has provided an injury update on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of the Europa League clash against Napoli.

The Catalan giants find themselves in unfamiliar territory after dramatically slipping to the second-tier competition after finishing third in Group E of the Champions League, behind Bayern Munich and Benfica.

In their first European tie below the Champions League since 2003, Barcelona have been boosted by the availability of Aubameyang, who is all too familiar with the competition.