Osimhen misses Conte’s first match as Napoli’s manager due to a fitness issue
New Napoli manager Antonio Conte is overseeing his first friendly match as coach, but Victor Osimhen is not even on the bench and has been training separately.
The Azzurri played local side Anaune Val di Non as part of their pre-season preparations in the mountains of Dimaro.
When the line-up was originally announced to spectators, Osimhen was named on the bench, but it quickly emerged he was in fact in the stands.
A note from the club pointed out the striker has been working separately from the squad in training over the last few days due to fitness issues and is therefore “not at the disposal” of Conte.
Inevitably, this is also linked to the ongoing reports of negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer at below the €130m release clause.
Napoli hope to get a deal done over the next 10 days and might be tempted to lower the asking price to just over €100m.
Meanwhile, Conte set out his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation, starting new signings Rafa Marin and Leonardo Spinazzola, with Jesper Lindstrom and Matteo Politano supporting Giovanni Simeone.
Napoli: Caprile; Rafa Marin, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus; Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Cajuste, Spinazzola; Politano, Lindstrom; Simeone.
