On Saturday, Victor Osimhen scored a stunning header off the bench as Napoli defeated Lecce 4-0.
The striker's future at Napoli is unclear as a result of his club's TikTok account making fun of him.
After the club uploaded a video of Osimhen, 24, pleading for a penalty during a 0-0 draw with Bologna, with sped-up audio captioning "Gimme penalty please," his agent threatened legal action. Osimhen missed the penalty kick wide of the post.
In the meanwhile, manager Rudi Garcia said that his star striker's absence from the starting lineup against Lecce was not due to the incident and insisted that it was due to roster rotation.
Osimhen reportedly did not seem to celebrate his goal against Lecce, which gave Napoli a 2-0 lead just after halftime, although he did applaud the opposing supporters after the game.
Despite shaking hands with Garcia as he exited the field after scoring in Napoli's 4-1 victory against Udinese, the Nigerian striker seemed equally indifferent.
Aside from Osimhen's safety, Napoli's Scudetto defense has had a strong start, and after seven games, they are third in the league.
Napoli will play next in the Champions League, and Real Madrid will travel to Southern Italy on Tuesday.
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