Victor Osimhen: Arrigo Sacchi Says the Nigerian Would Have Also Struggled Against AC Milan

• Serie A leaders Napoli suffered a painful loss at home against AC Milan on April 2
• Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen missed the encounter due to injury he sustained
• A former AC Milan gaffer believes Napoli would have struggled even with the star

Former Italian professional coach, Arrigo Sacchi has claimed that Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen would have also struggled if he had featured in the AC Milan clash.

To the surprise of many, Napoli - who are leading Serie A - suffered an embarrassing 4-0 home defeat against the defending champions on April 2, in a tie that Osimhen missed due to injury.

The on-form forward was reported to have been injured while playing for the Super Eagles in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Napoli started the encounter impressively with fans expecting them to record big win over their visitors, but the opposite happened.

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The massive loss led to many fans and pundits stating the Naples outfit had missed Osimhen in the game.

However, according to the report by Complete Sports, Sacchi explained that even the Nigerian striker could not have saved Napoli from the humiliation AC Milan inflicted.

Sacchi's reaction to Napoli loss

“Everyone will say: 'yes, but Osimhen wasn’t playing'. So, let’s immediately clear up that misunderstanding: in this context, it was a Napoli side that was not very gritty, very slow and very predictable, even Osimhen would have struggled. And this explains that one player cannot solve the situation.”

Meanwhile, Napoli are still topping the Serie A table with 71 points after 28 games, with second-placed Lazio on 55 points.

Fans blame Osimhen's absence

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported on football fans on social media reacting after Serie A leaders, Napoli were humiliated at the Diego Maradona Stadium by AC Milan.

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The Naples outfit were without their leading marksman and the league's top goal-scorer, Osimhen, who returned to Italy from international duty with an injury.

A Rafael Leao brace and goals from Brahim Diaz and Alex Saelemaekers saw AC Milan through and fans believe the absence of Osimhen was to blame.