Napoli forward Victor Osimhen will stay overnight in hospital under surveillance after being inadvertently beaten in the final minutes of Sunday’s Italian league match at Atalanta.
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Osimhen suddenly collapsed after an accident with Atalanta defender Cristian Romero and hit his head on the field. The Nigerian international was alert when he was stretched out and rushed to the hospital.
Naples released a brief statement saying “after being injured and head trauma … he went through trials with negative results. ”
The south-based club said Osimhen would remain under surveillance in Bergamo until Monday. The incident happened at a stop when Atalanta won 4-2 over Napoli.
Osimhen joined Napoli from Lille at the end of July for a fee of around € 80 million. He was injured on international duty in November and then tested positive for coronavirus over the winter holidays.
Osimhen, 22, did not return to action on January 24 after more than two months.