Football

Osimhen diagnosed with head trauma

Napoli’s Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen (L) celebrates with Napoli’s coach Gennaro Gattuso (R) after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match Napoli vs Atalanta at the San Paolo stadium in Naples, on October 17, 2020. (Photo by alberto pizzoli / AFP)

Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen has been diagnosed with a head trauma after a scare on Sunday (February 21) during Napoli’s Serie A game against Atalanta at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.

The Napoli forward fell awkwardly and bumped the back of his head on the ground in the game which Napoli won 4-2. He seemed to lose consciousness and was rushed off on a stretcher to a nearby ambulance.

The injury followed a collision with Cristian Romero which led to the fall. Football Italia reports that the 22-year-old was drifting in and out of consciousness, and was then rushed to the ambulance at the side of the pitch and taken to the local hospital in Bergamo for tests.  

A Napoli statement confirmed that Osimhen has been diagnosed with head trauma, but the other tests all came back clear.  
There were no other red flags from the tests which were carried out at the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital in Bergamo. He will remain in Bergamo overnight under observation before he is released to join his Napoli teammates.  

Osimhen has had numerous health problems since joining Napoli. He dislocated his shoulder on international duty in November and contracted COVID-19 over the Christmas break.

Story by Sammy Wejinya

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