Napoli: Osimhen in fitness race for Milan clash

Aurelio de Laurentiis, president of the Italian club Napoli revealed that Nigeria international and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is in a race to be fit and be available for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Milan on Wednesday.
Osimhen suffered a muscle injury while on international duty with Nigeria last month, during the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau and missed Napoli’s 4-0 loss against Milan at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona fortnight ago and was also unavailable as the  Partenopei recorded a 2-1 win last weekend over Lecce in a Serie A fixtures. The 24-year-old is enjoying a fantastic season in Serie A and has become an integral part of Luciano Spalletti’s squad.
The former VfL Wolfsburg striker tops the highest goals scorer chart in Serie A with 21 goals in 23 matches and his form is powering the Partenopei to their first historic league title in three decades.
Osimhen has scored 25 goals in 29 appearances across all competitions to help Spallet ti’s side sit 16 points clear in the Serie A table and reach the Champions League last eight.