Osimhen is also expected to stay in Napoli in January and get a huge salary rise
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen got a matching order from the centre referee on Saturday as nine-man Napoli crashed to a 2-0 defeat away to Roma.
This comes after the Serie A champions were trashed 4-0 by Frosinone in the Copa Italia earlier in the week.
The 24-year-old forward received the red card for a second bookable offence after charging down Diego Llorente with his side trailing a goal down.
Prior to that, his teammate, Matteo Politano had taken an early shower after kicking out at Nicola Zalewski for tugging his shirt.
Lukaku sealed the win deep for Roma in stoppage time by finishing off a counter-attack after Pellegrini had put the home side ahead in the 76th minute of the match.
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The victory for Roma means they leapfrogged Napoli into sixth place, just three points off the top four.
Jose Mourinho”s side will now face Juventus, while Napoli host Monza
Meanwhile, Osimhen signed a new contract with his club, Napoli on Saturday.
This was confirmed by Italian journalist and football expert, Fabrizio Romano on his X handle ( formerly Twitter).
“Victor Osimhen signs new deal at Napoli — confirmed. Documents also in place.” he tweeted.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Romano said “The agreement between Napoli and Victor Osimhen on new deal is 100% done and confirmed.”
He also added that: “It will be sealed before Christmas” and that “it’s imminent.”
According to him, Osimhen’s contract will keep him with the Serie A club until June 2026 and there will be a huge salary rise for the Super Eagles forward.
He also said a release clause has also been confirmed and that the striker is expected to stay in January.
