Individual training for Osimhen ahead of Napoli's UCL opener against Liverpool

Napoli are sweating over the fitness of key striker Victor Osimhen ahead of their opening group match of the 2022/23 Champions League against Liverpool at the Stadio Maradona on Wednesday evening.

The Nigeria national teamer suffered a minor muscle-related injury in Napoli's 2-1 road win over Lazio on Saturday but managed to go the distance.

Napoli were straight back to work at the Konami Training Centre for a recovery session on Monday morning, but Osimhen trained on his own following the knock he suffered in the closing minutes against Lazio.

Through their official website, the Blues provided a fresh update on the fitness of Osimhen at the end of training on Tuesday, stating that the number 9 followed his own programme in the gym and on the pitch.

Manager Luciano Spalletti is currently addressing the media in the mandatory pre-match press conference and the Italian is expected to provide a further update on the availability of the Nigerian.

Osimhen started the 2022-2023 season on fire, scoring in each of his first two matches in the Serie A but went three games without scoring after firing blanks against Lazio this past weekend.

Last season, the 2015 U17 World Cup winner missed thirteen matches played by Napoli as a result of fitness issues.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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