superteeded Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri admits he is worried about Victor Osimhen’s physical condition ahead of their clash with Barcelona in midweek. superteeded

Napoli just tied Genoa 1-1 at home in Serie A last Saturday. Currently, the famous team from Naples has 36 points from 24 games played. ( superteeded )

Osimhen recently returned to the club after completing action at the Africa Cup of Nations, but was unavailable for the latest match, with Italian media saying Napoli wanted the player to rest.

However, after the last match, Mazzarri hinted that the 25-year-old striker’s physical condition was a concern and could affect Wednesday’s clash with Barcelona.

“From what I heard from him and the medical team, He is in poor physical condition. There was a problem with muscle contraction,” Mazzarri said.

“Also he just came back from the Africa Cup of Nations so he wasn’t available even for 15 or 20 minutes of the game. The doctors told me that every time. The team would have done the same thing we did. Plus the players want it to be like that too.

“Today (Saturday) he trained to recover from fatigue. And tomorrow (Sunday) he will practice. Hopefully he will be ready and come back for the game against Barcelona. He had an injury when I took over. I had to recover him little by little. But then there’s the Africa Cup of Nations. We hope he’ll be ready for the next games, both in the league and the Champions League. Hopefully the rest will be like that.”