Serie A: Osimhen will be sidelined for one month – Vitaly

<p>Renowned orthopedic doctor, Matteo Vitali has revealed that Victor Osimhen h will be sidelined for around a month.</p>, <p>Osimhen sustained a thigh injury on international duty last weekend.</p>, <p>The 24-year-old picked up the injury in the second half of Nigeria’s 2-2 draw with the Green Falcons of Saudi Arabia.</p>, <p>The striker was replaced by OGC star, Terem Moffi.</p>, <p>Napoli announced this week that Osimhen will be sidelined for a number of weeks following the setback.</p>, <p>“Usually the protocol is quite standard, a minimum of twenty days of rest is needed with therapies aimed at mitigating the tissue lesion, then the injury must be evaluated during the course,” Vitaly told Tutto Napoli.</p>, <p>“After the 20-day period of therapy and rest, it will finally be possible to return to the field to train separately and then with the group.</p>, <p>“With the return to training, more or less another ten days pass until we see him again in an official match,” he said.</p>, <p>It’s the second time Osimhen has sustained an injury while on international duty.</p>, <p>He dislocated his shoulder in 2020 during a clash with Sierra Leone at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.</p>